List of all shark attacks in south-africa
Fatal Attacks
106
Unprovoked Attacks
406
Total Attacks
585
There have been a total of 585 shark attacks in SOUTH AFRICA. Out of those, 106 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 18.12%. 406 attacks came out of the blue while 179 have been provoked by humans.
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Elizabeth | 25-12-1980 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Probable drowning & scavenging | NO | male | ||
| Mnini | 16-11-1980 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Swimming | Probable drowning & scavenging | NO | Baba Sibaya | |
| Fuller’s Bay | 14-05-1980 | 08h00 | 1.8 m [6'] shark | Surfing | No injury, board bitten | NO | 22yo Eric Stedman |
| Umdhloti | 28-03-1980 | Tiger shark | Free diving | FATAL | YES | 52yo Ray Booth | |
| Velddrif | 10-03-1980 | 1.5 m [5'] hammerhead shark | Fishing | Leg lacerated by netted shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 61yo Frederik Mannetjies Oom Binneman | |
| Ballito | 30-01-1980 | 14h45 | 2.8 m [9'3"] white shark | Body boarding | Both hands & heel of left foot lacerated, right foot severed | NO | 24yo Shaun Wright |
| Anstey’s | 14-01-1980 | 05h00 | 2 m [6'9"] Zambesi shark | Spearfishing | No injury, rammed & catapulted from the water by shark after he shot at it & missed PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 29yo Les Winkworth |
| Sardinia Bay | 12-01-1980 | Hammerhead shark | Swimming | Abrasion | NO | Peter Clarke | |
| King’s Beach | 09-01-1980 | 18h30 | Raggedtooth shark, 2 m [6'9"] | Swimming | 3 small punctures on arm | NO | 25yo Andy Austin |
| Bonza Bay | 31-12-1979 | Early afternoon | Invalid | Spearfishing | No injury; 2 m shark made threat display and impaled itself on spear | NO | 20yo Sean Mitchley |
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