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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East London | 04-04-1962 | 4.9 m [16']shark | Fishing | Hooked shark bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 4.8 m skiboat, occupants: C. Cockroft & 3 men | |
| Winkelspruit | 06-02-1962 | 09h00 | Swimming | FATAL, calf bitten twice | YES | 22yo Clifford Hoogvorst | |
| Winkelspruit | 04-02-1962 | 16h20 | White shark, 3 m | Treading water | FATAL, tissue removed from thigh, femoral artery severed | YES | 13yo Reece Nielsen |
| Margate | 17-01-1962 | 13h10 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Fishing, slipped on rocks & fell into sea | Possible drowning / post mortem scavenging by Zambesi shark | NO | 40yo Jacobus Vermaak |
| 6 km off Groot Brak River | 05-01-1962 | Fishing | Shark rammed boat 5 times & holed it | NO | 4.8 m boat Peggy, occupants: John Oktober, L.A. van Zyl and 4 others | ||
| Murray Bay, Robben Island | 31-12-1961 | Swimming | FATAL, body not recovered | YES | male, a mental patient | ||
| Umhlanga Rocks | 27-12-1961 | 16h50 | Zambesi shark | Treading water | Lower right leg & ankle bitten | NO | 18yo Glynn Wessels |
| Port Elizabeth Oceanarium | 16-04-1961 | 2 m "yellow belly" captive shark. Shark destroyed by aquarium staff next day | Diving | Shark bit swimfin after diver kicked shark PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | Kelvin Harvey | |
| St. Lucia | 06-03-1961 | Zambesi shark, 4'9" | Fishing | Landed shark in boat bit his left leg PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 44yo Johannes J. Rickert | |
| Sea Point | 11-02-1961 | Late afternoon | 1.5 m [5'] shark | Spearfishing, shark grabbed his white t-shirt and towed him | Torso bruised & abraded | NO | 27yo Carl Derrick Benzoin |
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