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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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
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Kenton-on-Sea | 20-12-1979 | 16h20 | Swimming | Shin lacerated | NO | 18yo Carl Shemaly | |
Macassar | 11-11-1979 | White shark, 5 m | Shark fishing | No injury to occupants; hooked shark tore out part of transom, bit skeg of motor and snapped the steel trace PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | skiboat, occupants: Gustav Boettger, Clive Mason, Keith Murrison & Sweis Olivier | |
Algoa Bay | 21-10-1979 | Raggedtooth shark, 50-kg [110-lb], 2 m [6.75'] gaffed | Fishing | Bitten below right knee by hooked shark pulled onboard skiboat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Willie Dorfling | |
Hangklip, False Bay | 04-05-1979 | 14h00 | White shark, 2.5 m [8.25'] | Spearfishing | Shark rammed diver after he shot it in the head PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 25yo Piet Boonzaaier |
Mbibi | 02-05-1979 | >12h00 | Scuba diving | FATAL (presumed), pieces of shark-bitten wetsuit washed ashore but no body was recovered | YES | Alan Edly Symons | |
Seal Island | 28-02-1979 | No Injury | NO | Fishing boat | |||
Port Alfred | 20-02-1979 | 13h15 | 1.5 m to 2 m [5' to 6.75'] shark | Surfing, collided with shark | Punctures on left thigh | NO | 19yo Charles Kantor |
Sodwana | 11-12-1978 | 16h45 | White shark, 2.3 m [7.5'], tooth fragment recovered | Spearfishing | FATAL, legs bitten | YES | 23yo Phillip 'Flip' Steenkamp |
Fishing camp, St. Lucia Estuary | 20-10-1978 | Dusk | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Fishing | FATAL or scavenging by 3 m tiger shark (may have involved foul play) | NO | Mr. Kuppasamy |
Miller's Point, False Bay | 26-09-1978 | 16h00 | White shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Spearfishing | No injury, shark took his catch, then towed & pushed diver through the water | NO | 27yo Erik Lombard |
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