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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahoon | 31-01-1961 | 14h50 | 2.1 m [7'], 90-kg shark | Swimming | FATAL, multiple injuries to both legs, feet & left arm | YES | 14yo Geoffrey Zimmerman |
| Frikkies Bay | 24-01-1961 | 4.6 m [15'] shark | Fishing for kob | No injury to occupants, shark took a gaffed fish they were bringing aboard & hit their boat | NO | dinghy, occupants: Willem & Jan Groenwald | |
| Amanzimtoti | 21-01-1961 | 14h20 | White shark | Swimming | Left thigh bitten | NO | 15yo Michael Murphy |
| Winkelspruit | 05-01-1961 | 19h35 | White shark, based on bite pattern | Standing | Right foot, leg and hand bitten | NO | 13yo Michael Land |
| Strandfontein | 02-01-1961 | 15h30 | Standing | Lower left leg bitten, abrasions on back of right leg | NO | 25 or 28yo Peter Hendricks | |
| Palm Beach | 02-01-1961 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Human remains (patella & remnants of black swim suit) found in 147-kg raggedtooth shark | NO | |||
| Margate | 23-12-1960 | 16h30 | White shark, 3 m [10'], tooth fragment from wounds identified as that of a white shark | Swimming | FATAL, legs severed | YES | 25yo Serame "Petrus" Sithole |
| 5 km from Gordon’s Bay, False Bay | 31-10-1960 | White shark (tooth fragments recovered from hull of boat) | Hand lining for shad | No injury to occupants, shark bit 45 cm hole in hull | NO | 7.5 m boat, occupants: 8 men | |
| Jacobs Bay Reef, Saldanha Bay | 23-10-1960 | White shark, 3.7 m to 4.6 m [12' to 15'] | Fishing for rock lobsters | No injury to occupants, shark rammed & bit boat | NO | boat, occupants: 2 fishermen | |
| False Bay | 30-09-1960 | White shark, 18 mm tooth fragment recovered from the hull | Fishing | Shark rammed boat, breaching its hull | NO | boat |
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