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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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chain Rocks, Amanzimtoti | Afternoon | Free diving for crayfish | No injury, right swim fin bitten | NO | 23yo Maximilliaan Roual Van Dam | ||
| South Beach, Durban | 12h00 | Body surfing | Left foot lacerated | NO | 19yo Heinrich Stapelberg | ||
| Umtentweni | White shark, 3 m [10'] | Surfing | Lower legs lacerated | NO | 35yo Sean Grenfell | ||
| Margate | 16h23 | >3 m [10'] shark | Floating | FATAL, right arm broken & stripped of flesh, left hand severed above wrist, lower abdomen, buttocks & thigh bitten | YES | 23yo Vernon James Berry | |
| Bashee River | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Remains of drowning victim recovered from 250-lb female "blue fin" shark | NO | 17yo male | |||
| Melkbaai | 16h15 | White shark, 1.8 m to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] according to Shreuder and a witness | Swimming | Thigh & both wrists lacerated | NO | 18yo Fanie Schreuder | |
| Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth | A.M. | Body surfing | Calf lacerated | NO | 24yo Noel Buxton Redfern | ||
| Vetch’s Pier, Durban | Watching seine netters with friends, one of whom picked up a netted shark | Leg bitten PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 13yo George Parkin | |||
| North Beach, Durban | 13h15 | Body surfing | FATAL, right thigh lacerated, femoral artery severed | YES | 22yo Anthony Bunn | ||
| Port Shepstone | 14h45 | 1.8 to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] shark | Treading water | Leg severed below knee | NO | 14yo Raymond Vermaak |
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