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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Alfred | 21-03-2006 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Swimming | FATAL, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | NO | 17yo Lorenzo Kroutz | |
| Nahoon, East London | 07-02-2006 | Late afternoon | Raggedtooth shark | Surfing | 2 bite marks on right calf | NO | 15yo Jason Noades |
| Coffee Bay | 24-01-2006 | 14h00 | Spearfishing | Right arm bitten | NO | 34yo Michael Vriese | |
| Soetwater | 31-12-2005 | Said to involve a 1.5 m shark | Diving for crayfish | Lacerations to little finger | NO | 49yo John Williams | |
| Nahoon, East London | 24-11-2005 | 11h30 | Surfing | Cut on finger, board bitten | NO | 26yo Ashley Milford | |
| Aston Bay | 14-11-2005 | 14h00 | Raggedtooth shark, 2.5m | Fishing for sharks | Lacerations to hands & right leg when he tried to pull shark from the water PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | 32yo Ivan Gerger |
| Uilenkraalsmond (near Gansbaai) | 21-10-2005 | Morning | 3 m shark | Standing / Surfing | Right foot bitten | NO | 20yo Christiaan van Zyl |
| Sunny Cove, Fish Hoek | 30-09-2005 | 15h00 | White shark | Surf-skiing | No injury, shark bit ski | NO | 52yo Trevor Wright |
| Milnerton Lagoon, Cape Town | 13-08-2005 | Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmed | Human foot recovered from the water | NO | |||
| Miller's Point | 03-06-2005 | 15h45 | White shark | Spearfishing (Free diving) | FATAL | YES | 22yo Henri Murray |
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