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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilanhlolo River Mouth, Ramsgate | Swimming | "Mauled" | NO | black male | |||
| Melkbaai, False Bay | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 14yo Barry Geldenhuys | |||
| Second Beach, Port St. Johns | Morning | Said to involve a >4 m [13'] shark | Swimming | Left calf lacerated | NO | Mrs. G. Rautenbach | |
| Nelson’s Rock | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Possibly drowned, remains recovered days later in gut of 113-kg [249-lb] female Zambesi shark | NO | 18yo Mr. Ristow | |||
| Margate | 14h00 | Swimming | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | 19yo Dennis Nissen | ||
| Algoa Bay | Questionable | Swimming | Probable drowning & scavenging | NO | Neil Sorenson | ||
| Country Club Beach, Durban | 17h30 | Treading water | Left thigh bitten | NO | 18yo Gabriel Botha | ||
| Port Edward | 13h30 | 3 m [10'] shark | Swimming with goggles | FATAL, arm severed above elbow, abdomen & leg bitten | YES | 29yo Nicholaas Badenhorst | |
| Plettenberg Bay | White shark | Fishing (trolling) | No injury to occupants; shark bit propeller | NO | ski-boat | ||
| North Beach, Durban | 17h50 | Swimming | FATAL, leg bitten knee to ankle & posterior tibial artery severed; died of toxemia 2 days later | YES | 26yo Ronald Joel Selby |
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