List of all shark attacks in KwaZulu-Natal
Fatal Attacks
48
Unprovoked Attacks
144
Total Attacks
215
There have been a total of 215 shark attacks in KwaZulu-Natal. Out of those, 48 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 22.33%. 144 attacks came out of the blue while 71 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliwal Shoal | 27-06-2011 | 12h00 | Bull shark, 3m female | Scuba diving | Severe lacerations to hands and left leg | NO | 22yo Paolo Stanchi |
| Levan Point | 20-05-2011 | Midday | Zambesi shark | Spearfishing | Thigh bitten, FATAL | YES | 28yo Warren Smart |
| Palm Beach | 03-05-2011 | Spearfishing | Calf bitten | NO | 37yo Trevor Burger | ||
| Two Mile Reef, Sodwana Bay | 03-07-2010 | Snorkeling | Left leg bitten | NO | 21yo Sarah Haiden | ||
| North Beach, Durban | 17-12-2009 | No shark involvement | Surfing | Minor lacerations to left leg. nitially reported as a shark bite, but involved a barracuda | NO | Lance Morris | |
| Alkantstrand | 10-08-2009 | Lunchtime | White shark, 2m | Body boarding | No injury, shark bit bodyboard | NO | Jeandre Nagel |
| Umtentweni | 05-04-2009 | Morning | Shark involvement not confirmed | Swimming | Body not recovered | NO | 24yo Odwa Hlanganisela |
| Aliwal Shoal | 18-04-2008 | Tiger shark, 13' female | Free-diving | As he pushd the shark away from his camera, his finger was cut on a tooth | NO | Jean-Francois Avenier | |
| Scottburgh | 27-03-2008 | Fishing from surfski | Right leg bitten | NO | 39yo Jacques Peens | ||
| Suncoast Pirates Beach, Durban | 28-01-2008 | Blacktip shark, 2m | Surf-skiing | No injury to surf-skiier, shark holed ski | NO | 42yo Wayne Symington |
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