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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyer Island | 30-09-2017 | Death may have been due to drowning | Scuba Diving | FATAL | NO | 31yo Bradley Fick | |
| Hawston | 14-09-2017 | Afternoon | Scuba Diving | FATAL, but death was probably due to drowning | NO | 25yo Wayon Love | |
| Dyer Island | 02-09-2017 | Morning | Swimming, poaching abalone | FATAL | YES | Sivuyile Xelela | |
| Nahoon Reef, East London | 06-07-2017 | 15h00 | White shark, 2.5 m | Surfing | No injury, shark bit surfboard | NO | 13yo Zoe Stein |
| Keurbooms, Plettenberg Bay | 28-04-2017 | 17h10 | Surfing | Minor injury to right calf | NO | 14yo male | |
| Protea Banks | 11-04-2017 | Shark involvement prior to death not confirmed | Scuba Diving | Fatal, coroner unable to determine if the diver was alive or had drowned when incident took place. | NO | 68yo Leopold Mairhuber | |
| Eastmoor Crescent Beach | 05-02-2017 | Tiger shark | Kayak fishing | Shark damaged kayak, no injury to occupant | NO | Murray Van Wyk | |
| Keurbooms Lagoon, Plettenberg Bay | 18-12-2016 | 07h00 | White shark, 4 m | Surf skiing | No injury, but ski severely damaged | NO | 55yo Ben Swart |
| Ryspunt | 22-06-2016 | White shark | Spearfishing | Injuries to left leg & right hand | NO | 43yo Rene Nel | |
| Robberg Beach, Plettenberg Bay | 21-04-2016 | 08h00 | White shark | Surf-skiing | No injury, surf-ski bitten | NO | Dave Manson |
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