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
Fatal
Non Fatal
| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-01-2016 | Kayak fishing | No injury, shark capsized kayak | NO | Dev De Lange | |||
| Westbrook Beach | 25-12-2015 | Morning | White shark, 3 m | Kayak Fishing | No injury, kayak damaged | NO | Occupant: Grant Wardell |
| Mpande | 07-12-2015 | Morning | Swimming / Wading | Lacerations to both hands and forearms | NO | 22yo Tamsin Scott | |
| Stil Bay | 24-10-2015 | 15h00 | White shark, 3 to 3.5m | Surfing | Lacerations to right calf, knee & hip | NO | 42yo Stuart Anderson |
| Jeffrey's Bay | 18-07-2015 | White shark | Surfing | No injury | NO | 34yo Mick Fanning | |
| Buffels Bay near Knysna | 26-06-2015 | 14h40 | White shark | Body Boarding | Right leg severed, multiple lacerations to left leg | NO | 19yo Caleb Swanepoel |
| Lookout Beach, Plettenberg Bay | 25-06-2015 | 16h00 | White shark, 2m to 3 m | Surfing | Multiple lacerations to torso & leg | NO | 23yo Dylan Reddering |
| Port St. John's | 01-05-2015 | 13h00 | White shark, 3.5 m | Diving | Injuries to leg, left arm & both hands | NO | 29yo Mathieu Dasnois |
| Yellow Sands Point | 25-03-2015 | White shark, 4 m | Kayak Fishing | No injury but kayak bitten | NO | 36yo Kayak: Occupant Kelly Janse van Rensburg | |
| Nahoon Beach | 22-01-2015 | Afternoon | Floating | Foot bitten | NO | 24yo Christiaan Nel |
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