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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amatikulu | 13-02-1965 | 15h00 or 15h45 | 1.8 m [6'], 136-kg [300-lb] shark | Treading water | Abdomen, buttock, thigh, arm & hand bitten | NO | 25yo Geoffrey Walter Black |
| Country Club Beach, Durban | 22-01-1965 | 13h00 | White shark, 3.7 m [12'] | Paddling rescue ski | No injury, ski bitten | NO | 22yo Ronald Bowers |
| Country Club Beach, Durban | 15-01-1965 | 16h40 | Body surfing | Right thigh punctured | NO | 20yo A.W.F. Patterson | |
| Pollock Beach | 31-12-1964 | Questionable incident | Bather | No details | NO | ||
| Port Alfred | 24-12-1964 | 17h00 | Raggedtooth shark | Swimming | Hand, ankle & calf lacerated | NO | 19yo W. A. Strijdom |
| Umkomaas | 30-10-1964 | Surf fishing | Right leg bitten while attempting to gaff hooked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Robin Clausen | ||
| Island Rock | 15-07-1964 | Zambesi shark | Searching for remains of Dr. Marais | No injury, shark charged & impaled itself on spear | NO | 30yo Len Jones | |
| Island Rock | 09-07-1964 | Spearfishing | FATAL | YES | 52yo Dr. J. J. Marais | ||
| Port Edward | 01-06-1964 | >17h00 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Swimming | Skeletonized, except for head & feet. Possibly a drowning / scavenging | NO | 40yo Dawood Pili |
| Nahoon | 22-01-1964 | 16h00 | Body surfing | Heel & ankle bitten | NO | 39yo John Carlson |
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