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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Unprovoked
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Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundays River Mouth, Port Elizabeth | 01-02-2011 | Surf fishing | Right leg bitten | NO | 37yo Johannes Jonk | ||
| Second Beach, Port St. John's | 14-01-2011 | 12h30 | Surfing | FATAL | YES | 16yo Zama Ndamase | |
| Melkbaai, Strand | 30-09-2010 | 14h30 | Surfing | 3 lacerations to foot | NO | Teenyo male | |
| Between Dyer Island and Pearly Beach | 20-09-2010 | White shark | Swimming | FATAL | YES | 29yo Khanyisile Momoza | |
| Two Mile Reef, Sodwana Bay | 03-07-2010 | Snorkeling | Left leg bitten | NO | 21yo Sarah Haiden | ||
| East Beach, Port Alfred | 12-04-2010 | 10h00 | 2 m shark | Surfing | Both feet bitten | NO | 35yo Brendan Denton |
| Yellow Sands Point | 15-02-2010 | 11h00 | 3 m shark | Surfing | Lacerations to right leg | NO | Michal du Plessis |
| Fish Hoek | 11-01-2010 | 15h15 | White shark | Standing | FATAL | YES | 37yo Lloyd Skinner |
| Nahoon, East London | 04-01-2010 | Surfing | No injury, reportedly knocked of his board by a shark | NO | male | ||
| Port Alfred | 28-12-2009 | 08h30 | Wading | Lacerations to left foot | NO | 20yo Simon Bruce |
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