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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossel Bay | 29-12-1967 | 14h00 | 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] shark | Surfing | Right ankle & foot bitten | NO | 22yo Brian Pearson |
| Brighton Beach | 31-10-1967 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Bones and brightly colored bangles recovered 3.35 m, 145.5-kg tiger shark’s gut | NO | female | ||
| Paradise Reef | 18-03-1967 | 06h50 | White shark, 3 m [10'] | Spearfishing | Punctures in right buttock & thigh, abrasion on right forearm | NO | 32yo Len Jones |
| Melkbosstrand | 26-01-1967 | White shark or thresher shark | Fishing for rock lobster | Holed & sank boat, 1 man flung into water but ignored by the shark | NO | Lobster boat, occupants: Mr. P. Valentine & Mr. J. van Schalkwyk | |
| Whittle Rock False Bay | 21-01-1967 | 2.1 m [7'] sandtiger shark | Spearfishing Competition | No injury, shark bit support boat, removing pieces of wood after Gerricke shot it PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Ian Gericke | |
| Keiskamma River mouth | 02-01-1967 | Crossing river on a raft | FATAL, leg severed | YES | Sinsa | ||
| Durban | 26-08-1966 | Invalid | Netting sharks | No attack, no injury to occupant: a 400-lb grey shark bit nets in the water | NO | trawler Jacoba, occupant Jan van der Bent | |
| Strandfontein Beach | 28-01-1966 | Afternoon | Copper shark | Helping men land a shark | Left leg lacerated by hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 33yo John Campbell |
| Riet River | 10-01-1966 | 09h00 | 1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] Zambesi shark | Standing | Right calf lacerated | NO | 16yo Robin Michael Long |
| Umkomaas | 08-01-1966 | 14h00 | 1.8 m to 2 m [6' to 6'9"] shark | Body surfing | Lower legs bitten | NO | 15yo Dennis Vorster |
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