The complete South African Shark Attack Related Incident Record

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Interesting Stats from below data : focussing on 'The Eastern & Western Cape'

1852 - 2011 149 years	325 total Shark Attack incidents (death, injury and no injury)	53 Deaths	2.18 incidents / 0.34 deaths per year
1852 - 1990 138 years	213 total Shark Attack incidents (death, injury and no injury)	28 Deaths	1.54 incidents / 0.15 deaths per year
1990 - 2011 21 years	112 total Shark Attack incidents (death, injury and no injury)	23 Deaths	5.33 incidents / 1.1 deaths per year

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The complete South African Shark Attack Related Incident Record

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Date	Name	Sex	Age	Time	Country	Area	Location	Activity	Injury	Species	Sp_Length
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16-Mar-2013	Troy Henri	M		midday	SOUTH AFRICA	Western Cape Province	Hawston, Boland	Surfing	Minor scratches	unknown	larger than surfboard
5-Feb-2013	David Moorcroft	M	22	PM	SOUTH AFRICA	Eastern Cape Province	Bushy Park, Port Elizabeth	Fishing	Bite to lower left leg, 4 lacerations, 19 stitches	Ragged Tooth
7-June-2012	Jacques Mostert	M		11h15	SOUTH AFRICA	Western Cape Province	Kakgat, Jongensfontein, Still Bay	Surfing	Deep wound to leg & back	? : 25cm bite out of surfboard	2.5m length
19-Apr-2012	David Lilienfeld	M	20		SOUTH AFRICA	Western Cape Province	Koeel Baai, Boland	Bodyboarding	Fatal - Severed right leg	White
15-Jan-2012	Lungisani Msungubali	M	25		SOUTH AFRICA	Eastern Cape Province	Second Beach, Port St Johns	Swimming	Fatal
28-Sept-2011	Michael Cohen	M	43	12h30	SOUTH AFRICA	Western Cape Province	Clovelly Corner - Fish Hoek	Swimming	Loss of right leg and severe lacerations to left foot	White	4-5m
23-Aug-2011	Tim van Heerden	M	48	09h00	SOUTH AFRICA	Western Cape Province	Plettenberg Bay - Lookout	Surfing	Fatal - severed femoral artery	?
22-Jul-2011	Denver Struwig	M	29	10h00	SOUTH AFRICA	Eastern Cape Province	Cintza Beach, East London	Surfing	Upper left arm & right leg bitten	White	144
28-Jun-2011	Paolo Stanchi	M	22		SOUTH AFRICA	KwaZulu-Natal	Aliwal Shoal	Shark Diving - organized	Lacerations to left leg and hands	Dusky	108
29-May-2011	Clinton Nelson	M	33		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Plettenberg Bay - The Wreck	Surfing	No Injury - board hit several times	White	160
21-May-2011	Warren Smart	M	28		SOUTH AFRICA	KwaZulu-Natal	Cape Vidal - Levan Point	Spearfishing	Fatal - After bad bite to his thigh	Bull
4-May-2011	Trevor Burger	M	37		SOUTH AFRICA	KwaZulu-Natal	Palm Beach	Spearfishing	Left leg amputated. Severe injuries to both hands
2-Feb-2011	Johannes Jonk	M	40	05h40	SOUTH AFRICA	Eastern Cape	Sunday River	Fishing	Bite to leg - man caught shark and tried to handle, subsequently bitten	Ragged Tooth
15-Jan-2011	Zama Ndamase	M	16		South Africa	Eastern Cape	Second Beach, Port St Johns	Surfing	Fatal
01-Oct-2010	Male	M		14h30	South Africa	Western Cape	Melkbaai in the Strand	Surfing	He had three deep lacerations, penetrating to the bone
21-Sep-2010	Khanyisile Momoza	M	29		South Africa	Western Cape	Dyer Island and Pearly Beach, east of Cape Town	Swimming - with valuable perlemoen shells	Fatal - It jumped out of the water with him and then it took him down	White
04-Jul-2010	Sarah Haiden	F	21		South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Two Mile Reef, Sodwana Bay Sodwana Bay in northern Zululand	Snorkeling	severe cuts to her left leg
13-Apr-2010	Brendan Denton	M	35	10h00	SOUTH AFRICA	Eastern Cape Province	East Beach, Port Alfred	Surfing	Both feet bitten		78
16-Feb-2010	Michal du Plessis	M			SOUTH AFRICA	Eastern Cape Province	Yellow Sands Point	Surfing	Lacerations to right leg		118
12-Jan-2010	Lloyd Skinner	M	37	15h15	SOUTH AFRICA	Western Province	Fish Hoek	Standing	Fatal - Shark made two attacks and took entire body	White
05-Jan-2010	Male	M			SOUTH AFRICA	Eastern Province	Nahoon, East London	Surfing	No injury, reportedly knocked of his board by a shark
29-Dec-2009	Simon Bruce	M	20	08h30	SOUTH AFRICA	Eastern Province	Port Alfred	Wading	Lacerations to left foot
18-Dec-2009	Tshintshekile Nduva	M	22	12h00	SOUTH AFRICA	Eastern Cape Province	Second Beach - Port St. Johns	Paddle Boarding	Fatal - Shark attacked him twice, taking his entire body - only his board was recovered
18-Dec-2009	Lance Morris	M		14h30	South Africa	KZN	Durban - North Beach	Surfing	possible barracuda bite - 10 stitches	possible barracuda
29-Aug-2009	Gerhard van Zyl	M	25	15h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Glentana	Surfing	Fatal - Severed Leg
11-Aug-2009	Jeandre Nagel	M			South Africa	KZN	Alkantstrand beach in Richards Bay	Surfing	No Injury - Board Bitten	White	90
07-Jul-2009	Paul Buckley	M		11h15	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Jogensfontein, Stilbaai	Surfing	Leg Bitten
27-Mar-2009	Tony Dell	M	59		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Sunday's River Mouth	Fishing	Bite to calf	SandTiger
21-Mar-2009	Luyolo Mangele	M	16	Afternoon	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Second Beach, Port St. John's	Surfing	Fatal - after being bitten on the leg by a shark.
02-Mar-2009	Gabriel Fernandez	M	40	13h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Off Cape Point	Fishing	Bitten on the arm and severl fingers by hooked shark	Blue	36
24-Jan-2009	Sikhanyiso Bangilizwe	M	25	14h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Second Beach, Port St. John's	Swimming	Fatal - shark had bitten off Bangilizwe's right arm, shoulder, part of his back and buttock - was bitten in half	Bull
10-Dec-2008	Luke Parker	M	15	20h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Plettenberg Bay	Fishing	45 Stitches left leg	SandTiger	75
28-Jun-2008	Kobus Maritz	M	46		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay Harbor	Surf skiing	No Injury - Surfski chomped	White	88
26-Jun-2008	Kevin Macghie	M			SOUTH AFRICA	Western Cape Province	Struis Bay	Spearfishing	No Injury - Swim fin bitten and he was pulled by shark	White	177
01-May-2008		M			South Africa	South Africa	Japanese fishing trawler Kuay Mauro	Fishing	The bite wound extended completely around the man‘s left leg
28-Mar-2008	Jacques Peens	M	39		South Africa	KZN	Scottburgh, KwaZulu-Natal South Coast.	Fishing	Piece of from right leg missing, while fishing from Kakak
29-Jan-2008	Wayne Symington	M	42		South Africa	KZN	Suncoast Pirates Beach, Durban	Surf skiing	No injury to surf-skiier, shark holed ski	Blacktip	65
00-xxx-2008	4 people				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Dyer Island, Gansbaai, west of Capetown	Diving - poaching Abalone	Fatal - 4 people reported during 2008 - Disappeared
07-Nov-2007	Andrew Smith	M	14	17h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	The Strand	Surfing	lacerations to his left foot and leg resulting in some severed tendons.	1.5m length, victim & witness think Bronze Whaler, but unconfirmed	68
03-Nov-2007	Lee Mellin	M	37	08h45	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Bonza Bay	Surfing	38 centimetre wound down his left thigh	White	137
23-Jun-2007	Ryan Aspeling	M		10h00	South Africa	Mtwalume area	Mtwalume area	Diving - crayfish diver	bite marks were three centimeters apart and one centimeter deep indicating a large shark	White
00-Jun-2007	Unknown				South Africa	KZN	Aliwal Shoal	Shark Watching on supervised shark dive	Bitten on the head	Tiger
14-Jan-2007	Sibulele Masiza	M	24	Afternoon	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Second Beach, Port St. John's	Body Surfing	Fatal - Fin found bitten by shark	Tiger
06-Dec-2006	Peter Willoughby	M	25	17h00	South Africa	KZN	RICHARDS BAY	Fishing	63 stitches on hands, calf, thigh	SandTiger
10-nov-2006	Richard Tebbutt	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon River mouth	Fishing	50 stitches on left arm	Bull	59
30-Sep-2006	Joseph Johnston	M	36		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Miller's Point	Spearfishing	No injury; shark made a threat display	White	144
02-Sep-2006	Steven Harcourt-Wood	M	37		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Noordhoek	Surfing	No Injury Shark missed surfer and got board	White	137
15-Aug-2006	Richard Whitaker	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Danger Reef	Surfing	No Injury		180
13-Aug-2006	Achmat Hassiem	M	24	11h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Sunrise Beach, Muizenberg	Swimming	Foot Severed	White
28-jul-2006	Lyle Maasdorp	M	19		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Fish Hoek	Surf skiing	No Injury surf ski bitten
09-Apr-2006	Stuart Duffin	M	15	17h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	St. Francis Bay	Body Boarding	Leg	SandTiger	108
22-Mar-2006	Lorenzo Kroutz	M	17		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Port Alfred	Swimming	Fatal - Not Witnessed
08-Feb-2006	Jason Noades	M	15	Evening	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon East London	Surfing	2 bite marks on right calf	SandTiger
25-Jan-2006	Michael Vriese	M	34	14h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Coffee Bay	Spearfishing	Right arm bitten
01-Jan-2006	John Williams	M	49		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Soetwater	Diving	Lacerations to little finger
25-Nov-2005	Ashley Milford	M	26	11h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon East London	Surfing	Cut on finger board bitten
15-Nov-2005	Ivan Gerger	M	32	14h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Aston Bay	Shark Fishing	Lacerations to hands & right leg when he tried to pull shark from the water SPI	SandTiger	100
22-Oct-2005	Christiaan van Zyl	M	20	Morning	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Uilenkraalsmond (near Gansbaai)	Standing	Right foot bitten		118
01-Oct-2005	Trevor Wright	M	52	15h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Sunny Cove Fish Hoek	Surf skiing	No injury shark bit ski	White
14-Aug-2005	unknown				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Milnerton Lagoon Cape Town		Fatal -Human foot recovered from the water
04-Jun-2005	Henri Murray	M	22	15h45	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Miller's Point	Freediving	Fatal -	White
25-May-2005	Jay Catarall	M	32	11h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kei River Mouth	Surfing	Left buttock & legs lacerated	SandTiger
28-Mar-2005	Chris Sullivan	M	32	09h45	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Noordhoek	Surfing	Lacerations to right calf puncture wounds on right foot		156
10-Mar-2005	Anthony Arnachallan	M	51		South Africa	KZN	Isipingo		Fatal - Shark bites post mortem	Tiger	100
27-Nov-2004	Llewellyn Maske	M	20	18h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon East London	Surfing	3 lacerations on foot	SandTiger
26-Nov-2004	Arno de Bruyn	M	16		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Gonubie	Playing	Lacerations on lower leg & foot	SandTiger
15-Nov-2004	Tyna Webb	F	77	07h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Fish Hoek False Bay	Swimming	Fatal -	White	240
30-Oct-2004	Andre Hartman	M	52	Morning	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Gansbaai	Shark Fishing	Right ankle & foot lacerated	White	84
08-Oct-2004	Wayne Monk	M	34	Morning	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Jeffrey’s Bay	Surfing	Puncture wounds on right foot	SandTiger	72
00-Aug-2004	boat x 2				South Africa	KZN	Park Rynie	Fishing	No injury to occupants; boat damaged	White	140
02-Jun-2004	Nkosinathi Mayaba	M	21	15h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Dyer Island	Swimming	Fatal - leg severed	White
05-Apr-2004	J.P. Andrew	M	16	14h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Surfers' Corner Muizenberg False Bay	Surfing	Left leg lacerated right leg severed above the knee	White	199
15-Jan-2004	Dave Hamilton-Brown & Ant Rowan	M			South Africa	KZN	Ballito	Surf skiing	No injury to occupants stern of ski bitten	Mako	136
07-Jan-2004	Alan Horsfield	M	22		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	West Beach Port Alfred	Surfing	Foot lacerated	SandTiger
31-Dec-2003	skiboat				South Africa	KZN	Salt Rock		No injury to occupants	Mako
27-Nov-2003	Seldon Jee	M	21	08h00	South Africa	KZN	Sodwana	Spearfishing	Fatal - Presumed Fatal severed hand recovered	Tiger	156
06-Nov-2003	2 people on ski				South Africa	KZN	Karridene	Surf skiing	No injury to occupants hull of ski bitten	White
14-Sep-2003	inflatable boat occupants: Rudolf Bokelmann and Sakkie Vermeulen			09h40	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Melkbosstrand	Fishing	No injury to occupants shark bit boat	Cow	78
12-Sep-2003	David Bornman	M	19	14h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Near the wreck of the Kakapo off Noordhoek Beach	Body Boarding	Fatal - left thigh buttocks back of spine abdomen & chest bitten	White
08-Aug-2003	Joseph Krone	M	16	08h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Jeffrey’s Bay	Surfing	No injury wetsuit torn & board bitten	White	140
17-Jan-2003	male	M	14		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Near the lagoon at Table View Cape Peninsula		Fatal - Probable scavenging.
24-Dec-2002	Craig Bovim	M	25	12h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Scarborough	Snorkeling	Forearms lacerated	Cow	156
13-Sep-2002	Paul Mauger (or Major)	M	47	16h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Glencairn False Bay	Surf skiing	No injury	White
03-Jun-2002	Tony White	M	50		South Africa	KZN	Off Mkhambati between Port Edward and Port St Johns	Snorkeling	Upper arm bitten	Copper	84
04-Jan-2002	Imraan Sheik	M	16	02h00	South Africa	KZN	Durban Harbor	Fishing	Leg bitten & surgically amputated	Bull
01-Jan-2002	Michael van Niekerk	M	26	Dusk	South Africa	KZN	Mtunzini	Surf skiing	Foot & calf bitten
07-Oct-2001	Alwin van Breda	M			South Africa	KZN	Salt Rock	KiteSurfing	No injury	Mako	84
08-May-2001	David van Staden	M	28		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	East London	Surfing	Leg bitten	White	112
08-Apr-2001	Dunstan Hogan	M	46	09h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Cape St. Francis	Surfing	Thigh hip & buttock bitten	White	108
10-Sep-2000	Gary Adkison	M	48	11h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Dyers Island	Freediving	No Injury Swim fin bitten	White	140
16-Jul-2000	Shannon Ainslie	M	15		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon East London	Surfing	Hand lacerated
15-Jul-2000	male	M	18		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Cape Recife	Surfing	No injury flung off board
15-Jul-2000	Ian Barnes	M		21h00	South Africa	KZN	South of Durban	Surfing	No Injury
19-Feb-2000	Dr. Weich	M		14h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Struis Bay	Body surfing	Foot bitten	White	90
14-Nov-1999	Sean Grenfell	M	35		South Africa	KZN	Umtentweni	Surfing	Lower legs lacerated	White	120
28-Jul-1999	Sergio Capri	M	42	14h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Kogel Bay	Surfing	Right thigh bitten	White	180
15-Jul-1999	Hercules Pretorius	M	14	11h15	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Buffels Bay (near Knysna)	Boogie Boarding	Fatal -	White
03-Jul-1999	Colin Grey	M	29	Morning	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Cintsa East East London	Surfing	Leg & board bitten	White	156
13-Jan-1999	Evan Ridge	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Bonza Beach	Paddleskiing	No Injury ski bitten	White	156
00-xxx-1999	Healy Lootz	M	30	12h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Hospital Rock Dyers Island	Spearfishing	Heel lacerated	White	180
18-Dec-1998	Douw van der Merwe	M	14		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kei River Mouth	Splashing	Right leg bitten
00-Dec-1998	Greg Harrison	M	18	17h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	King's Beach Port Elizabeth	Surfing	Leg bitten	White
18-Oct-1998	Liam Victor	M	30		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Glengariff	Surfing	No Injury
16-Sep-1998	Grant Rielly	M		Dusk	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kowie River	Fishing / washing bait off hands	Laceration to right foot
12-Aug-1998	Kobus Goosen	M			SOUTH AFRICA	Transvaal	National Zoological Gardens Aquarium, Pretoria	Shark Research - Moving a shark in a net	Lacerations to right shin	SandTiger	84
01-Aug-1998	Ross Taylor	M	19		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Buffalo Bay near Knysna	Surfing	Legs bitten	White	156
01-Aug-1998	Christian Lombard	M	24		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Pringle Bay	Spearfishing	Leg bitten	White	192
11-Jul-1998	Darren James	M	16	Morning	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	St. Francis Bay	Surfing	Knee bitten		72
06-Jul-1998	Clark Thomas (father / rescuer)	M	47		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Plettenberg Bay	Wading	Right leg bitten	SandTiger	48
06-Jul-1998	Mark Thomas	M	10		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Plettenberg Bay	Surfing	Right leg bitten	SandTiger	48
22-Jun-1998	Anton deVos	M	20	09h55	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Gonubie 13 km northeast of East London	Body Boarding	Fatal - hands & calf bitten	White
05-Jun-1998	Danny Bravier	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Jeffrey's Bay	Surfing	Survived
30-May-1998	Jamie Harrington	M	17		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Pollock Beach	Surfing	Minor laceration on foot
29-May-1998	Marc Jucker	M	15	13h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Sardinia Bay near Port Elizabeth	Body Boarding	Right shoulder & arm bitten	White	132
29-May-1998	Jan-Henrick Opperman	M	16	13h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Jeffreys Bay	Body Boarding	Leg bitten
16-May-1998	Neal Stephenson	M	22	14h45	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Keurbooms	Body Boarding	Lower legs bitten foot severed	White	156
15-Mar-1998	Kevin Dewey	M	33	17h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Saldanha Bay	Snorkeling	Lower leg lacerated	White	120
25-Jan-1998	Glenn Vosloo	M	21		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	East London	Surfing	Calf & foot lacerated
28-Dec-1997	Ian James Hill	M	39	14h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Pringle Bay 44 miles southeast of Cape Town	Spearfishing	Fatal -	White
28-Dec-1997	Stuart Buchanan	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	St. Francis Bay	Surfing	Calf bitten
21-Jul-1997	Mark Penches	M	25	12h45	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Breezy Point, Ntlonyana	Surfing	Fatal -	White	177
11-May-1997					South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Off Port Alfred	Fishing	No injury, hooked shark bit their 4.8 m boat	soupfin
10-Dec-1996	Steven Cross	M		16h15	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Duck Pond Sardina Bay near Port Elizabeth	Surfing	Forearm bitten	White
01-Sep-1996	Gyula Plaganyi	M	29	07h19	South Africa	KZN	Hibberdene	Spearfishing	No injury SPI	White
04-Jun-1996	Justin Sanders	M			South Africa	KZN	LaMercy	Surfing	Survived
28-Apr-1996	Donovan Köhne	M	17	14h45	South Africa	Western Cape Province	The Steps Wilderness	Surfing	Leg bitten	White	100
19-Feb-1995	Johan Deetleafs	M	22	17h15	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kidd’s Beach	Swimming	Lacerations to lower leg & foot
24-Jan-1995	Mthokozisi Cedrick Mpanza	M	14	18h00	South Africa	KZN	Isipingo	Swimming	Fatal - right thigh bitten & femur exposed shallow lacerations on right calf & left thigh & fingers lacerated	Tiger	72
00-xxx-1995	Karl Sacks	M			South Africa	South Africa	South Africa	Shark Diving	Loss of Right Leg - Amputated or Severed unknown
30-Dec-1994	Fritz Van Zyl	M	26	16h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay	Body Boarding	No injury board bitten	White	216
25-Nov-1994	Anton Bosman	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay	Spearfishing	No injury	SandTiger	108
09-Jul-1994	Bruce Corby	M	22	13h26	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon Beach East London	Surfing	Fatal - leg severed	White	156
09-Jul-1994	Andrew Carter	M	31	13h25	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon Beach East London	Surfing	Buttock & leg bitten	White	156
02-Apr-1994	Charles De Wet Reis	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Arniston	Spearfishing	Fatal - head bitten	White	180
27-Feb-1994	Gary Lieberman	M		11h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Saxon Reef	Spearfishing	No Injury Swim fin bitten		120
12-Feb-1994	Kevin Anderson	M	15	16h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Beachview Holiday Resort	Surfing	Leg bitten	White	120
30-Jan-1994	Andy Austin	M	44	13h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon Beach East London	Windsurfing	Calf bitten
03-Jan-1994	Ian Galbraith	M	33	16h15	South Africa	KZN	Hibberdene	Swimming	Foot bitten		50
26-Sep-1993	Wimpie Bouwer	M	36	11h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Danger Point	Spearfishing	Calf lacerated	White	120
30-Jul-1993	Ralph LeRoux	M	28	15h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Pollock Beach Port Elizabeth	Surfing	Puncture wounds on chest	White	156
09-Apr-1992	Gordon Harmer	M	35	13h20	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon	Surfing	Punctures & lacerations on lower leg		70
12-Feb-1992	Edward Hayman	M		11h45	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Millers Point, False bay	Diving - rock lobster diving	Minor bite on foot threw swim fin		216
23-Jan-1992	Noor-Mubeen Shaik	M	19	17h30	South Africa	KZN	Isipingo	Swimming	Right foot lacerated	Bull	55
08-Jan-1992	Daniel Van Huysteen	M	36	17h15	South Africa	KZN	Sheffield Beach	Spearfishing	Left cheek lacerated	Blacktip	60
1992									COMMERCIAL SHARK CAGE DIVING STARTS
19-May-1991	Coen Marais	M		13h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Gordon’s Bay	Scuba Diving	No injury bumped by shark	White	136
12-Feb-1991	Edward Hayman	M	20	12h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Miller’s Point	Spearfishing	Foot & swim fin bitten	White	216
26-Dec-1990	male	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Port Elizabeth		Survived
15-Sep-1990	Nasri Gasant	M	26	13h20	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Oudekraal	Spearfishing	Right hand lacerated	White	196
24-Jun-1990	Monique Price	F	21	15h45	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay	Scuba Diving	Fatal - thigh bitten	White	176
13-May-1990	skiboat Double One occupants: Anton & Michelle Gets Ray Whitaker John & Lyn Palmer				South Africa	KZN	Protea Reef	Fishing	No injury to occupants hooked shark freed itself then rammed stern of boat SPI		236
05-May-1990	Richard Forrester	M	22	12h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Cintsa East	Surfing	Thigh severely lacerated	White	216
14-Apr-1990	Conrad Botha	M	23	14h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Cape Recife	Surfing	Leg bitten	White	89
18-Nov-1989	Gerjo Van Niekerk	M	29	12h05	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Melkbosstrand	Freediving	Fatal -	White
17-Sep-1989	Gerjo Van Niekerk	M	29	14h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Smitswinkel False Bay	Freediving	Chest lacerated	White
22-Aug-1989	Niko von Broembsen	M	21	10h45	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay	Surfing	Multiple Injuries	White	132
20-Jul-1989	Edward Razzano	M	34	10h35	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Jeffreys Bay	Surfing	Torso bitten	White	98
05-Jul-1989	Roniel Jacobs	M	16	16h15	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Jeffreys Bay	Surfing	No injury board bitten	White	120
03-Jun-1989	Leon Krouse	M	28	15h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Gonubie	Freediving	Forearm bitten	White	96
19-Feb-1989	Kobus de Jager	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province		Fishing	Thigh lacerated & abraded SPI		120
15-Feb-1989	Nico Abel	M	26	13h30	South Africa	KZN	Richards Bay	Windsurfing	Foot bruised & minor lacerations
29-Jan-1989	Sudesh Sarjoo	M	19	18h00	South Africa	KZN	Isipingo	Lifesaving	Thigh bitten
1989									First Shark Cage Dive takes place off Dyer Island
16-Jun-1988	Willie van Rensberg	M	36	09h45	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Sculphoek	Spearfishing	Left arm lacerated	White
10-Apr-1988	female	F			South Africa	KZN	La Lucia		Fatal - Arm washed ashore. Scratch marks on the humerus indicated it had been bitten by a shark but cause of death could not be determined.
16-Mar-1988	Sastri Naidoo	M	17	16h45	South Africa	KZN	Isipingo	Surfing	Lower left leg bitten hand lacerated		72
15-Feb-1988	inflatable boat				South Africa	KZN	Durban		No injury to occupants
14-Feb-1988	Michael Schaeffer	M	20	17h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon	Surfing	Ankle bitten		40
13-Feb-1988	Belinda Van Schalkwyk	F	15	07h40	South Africa	KZN	Mtunzini	Surfing	Leg bitten surgically amputated	Bull
20-Jan-1988	child				South Africa	KZN	Umkomaas		Survived
06-Jan-1988	J.A. McKay	M	33	11h15	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Struisbaai	Shark Fishing	Foot lacerated by hooked shark SPI	Copper	58
04-Feb-1988	5 m inflatable boat occupants: Kobus Potgieter & 5 friends				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Great Brak River	Swimming	No injury to occupants; shark ripped off fibreglass hull swamping boat SPI		236
04-Jan-1988	inflatable boat				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Great Brak River		No Injury to occupants
01-Jan-1988	Charles Everitt	M	22	06h30	South Africa	KZN	Durban	Surfing	Minor injury to leg
00-Nov-1987	male	M			South Africa	KZN	St. Lucia		Fatal - Possible drowning / scavenging
11-Oct-1987	Dawid Smit	M	21	12h15	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Seal Island False Bay	Spearfishing	Left thigh & calf lacerated	White
13-Sep-1987	Peter McCallum	M	24	11h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Still Bay	Surfing	Torso lacerated	White	136
19-Apr-1987	Mr. Perumal	M			South Africa	KZN	Port Shepstone	Fishing	Fatal - Slipped off rocks & was treading water when he disappeared body mutilated by shark/s
30-Mar-1987	3 m skiboat Talisman occupants Philip Schoeman Ross Lindsay Steven Riley & Petere Schuets				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Muizenberg		No injury to occupants boat holed by hooked shark SPI	White	118
28-Jan-1987	Tommy Botha	M	30	12h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Eerste Rivier	Spearfishing	Puncture wounds in right hand	White	96
31-Dec-1986	Pierre deWet	M		14h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Agulhas Banks	Spearfishing	2 punctures in lower leg	SandTiger	100
22-Dec-1986	Richardt Anton Olls	M	21	17h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	SAOU Strand	Body Boarding	Fatal - legs bitten	White	120
04-Dec-1986	Rory O’Connor	M	22		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Platbank	Spearfishing	No injury no attack shark made threat displays	Copper	72
17-Oct-1986	Kliki Ndlazi	M			South Africa	KZN	Umhlanga		Minor lacerations & puncture wounds on right leg from netted shark taken onboard skiboat SPI	SandTiger	66
05-Oct-1986	James Speirs	M	32	11h00	South Africa	KZN	St. Michaels	Raci ski	No injury ski bitten		62
10-Aug-1986	Phllip DeBruyn	M	35	11h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Reef on seaward side of Geyser Island	Spearfishing	No injury shark made threat display & impaled itself on spear	White	156
00-Jul-1986	Ludwig Gerricke	M	26	17h15	South Africa	KZN	LaMercy	Spearfishing	Minor lacerations on left hand	Dusky	48
15-Mar-1986	Anton Bouwer	M	26	16h15	South Africa	KZN	North Beach Durban	Treading water	Foot bitten		40
05-Mar-1986	McDonald van der Merwe	M	23		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	The Fence King's Beach Port Elizabeth	Surfing	No injury board struck by shark		84
18-Feb-1986	Shaun Carcary	M	21	12h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	East London	Surfing	No injury board bitten	White	96
17-Feb-1986	John Fick	M		18h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Cape Recife	Surfing	No injury knocked off board
07-Feb-1986	Johan Fourie	M	46	18h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	King's Beach Port Elizabeth	Swimming	Lower leg lacerated	SandTiger
06-Feb-1986	Michael Taljaard	M	29	13h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Arniston	Spearfishing	2 punctures in upper arm	SandTiger	84
22-Dec-1985	Tony Moolman and another surfer	M			South Africa	KZN	Garvies Beach	Surfing	Both surfers boards were bumped by sharks Moolman sustained abrasions on his arm and leg
24-Oct-1985	Patrick Gee	M	22	08h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	East London	Body Boarding	Left leg severely lacerated superficial lacerations of right leg board damaged	White	96
13-Sep-1985	A.M.		21		South Africa	KZN	T.O. Strand		Fatal - Possible drowning / scavenging
08-May-1985	Sikketho Denge	M	39		South Africa	KZN	Umdhloti	Spearfishing	After diver shot shark attempting to take his catch shark bit right arm & tore wetsuit SPI		45
27-Jan-1985	Marius Botha	M	15	18h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Struisbaai	Swimming	Right knee calf and ankle lacerated	SandTiger
18-Jan-1985	Herbert Base	M			South Africa	KZN	Umzimkulu		Fatal - Probable drowning / scavenging
17-Jan-1985	Bruce Eldridge	M	18	18h30	South Africa	KZN	Umbogintwini	Surfing	Thigh & calf bitten	White	137
04-Jan-1985	Donald James	M	34	11h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Buffels Bay False Bay	Spearfishing	Minor injury to torso	White	136
00-Jan-1985	Barry Allan Coppin	M	20	11h00	South Africa	KZN	Salt Rock	Spearfishing	Upper right arm bitten after he shot the shark SPI	Dusky	60
08-Nov-1984	Wayne Monk	M	14	17h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Gonubie River Mouth	Surfing	No Injury Wetsuit lacerated
22-Jul-1984	Adrian Hayman	M	21	11h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Cape Point	Spearfishing	Fatal - but shark involvement prior to death could not be determined
00-Jul-1984	Rory O’Connor	M			South Africa	KZN	Sodwana	Spearfishing	No injury shark hit swim fin	SandTiger
15-Jun-1984	Selwyn Doran	M	27	17h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Muizenberg False Bay	Surfing	No injury board bitten	White	96
31-May-1984	Anton Bosman	M	28	13h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Arniston	Spearfishing	No Injury Swim fin bitten
14-Mar-1984	Mark Benvick	M		17h30	South Africa	KZN	Amanzimtoti	Surfing	No injury 8 pressure dings in surboard
10-Mar-1984	Louis Beyers	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Swartkops River mouth	Boating	No injury to occupant, shark seized oar and disappeared with it.		96
18-Feb-1984	Henri deVilliers Melville	M		Night	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Paradise Beach Jeffrey’s Bay	Fishing	Leg lacerated by hooked shark SPI	SandTiger	88
17-Feb-1984	George Buckland	M	33	09h00	South Africa	KZN	Shark tank at Oceanographic Research Insitute Durban	Scuba Diving	Punctures in wetsuit & left arm bruised by captive shark SPI	Dusky	60
12-Feb-1984					South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	St. George’s Strand		Fatal - Human remains recovered evidence of scavenging by shark/s
05-Jan-1984	Robert Tennent	M	14	09h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Port Alfred	Swimming	Foot bitten	SandTiger	40
04-Jan-1984	female	F	14		South Africa	KZN	Umlaas Canal		Fatal - Remains recovered 1-4-1984 showed evidence of defense wounds
22-Dec-1983	Colin Biggs	M	16	12h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Great Fish River	Swimming	Left calf ankle & foot lacerated
21-Dec-1983	Jack Heydenrych	M	47	08h15	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon	Swimming	Shin lacerated	SandTiger	40
07-Dec-1983	male	M			South Africa	KZN	LaMercy	Swimming	Two feet found in shark postmortem scavenging	Bull	66
10-Nov-1983	Pradisha Chanderpaul	F			South Africa	KZN	Tongaat	Swimming	Fatal - Probable drowning and scavenging
20-Aug-1983	Attie Louw	M	29	10h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Seal Island False Bay	Spearfishing	Inner thighs lacerated	White	200
15-Jul-1983	Ward Walkup	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Seal Point Cape St. Francis	Surfing	Left arm injured by shark's tail as it swam beneath his board		136
12-Apr-1983	Peter S. Venter	M	27	19h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Bonza Bay	Fishing	Foot punctured	SandTiger	60
02-Apr-1983	white male	M			South Africa	KZN	Mpande		Survived
30-Mar-1983	Warren Johnson	M	17	11h15	South Africa	KZN	Scottburgh	Spearfishing	Right calf lacerated	Bull	72
22-Mar-1983	Ian Johnson	M		12h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon	Surfing	No injury board bitten	Blacktip
20-Feb-1983	Peter Swart	M	16	12h30	South Africa	KZN	Mtunzini	Paddleskiing	Puncture wounds in buttocks		120
15-Jan-1983	black male	M			South Africa	KZN	Amanzimtoti		Fatal -
10-Jan-1983	Richard Crewe	M	22	18h15	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Muizenberg	Windsurfing	Left foot lacerated
08-Jan-1983	Phillip de Bruyn	M	32	13h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Holbaai	Spearfishing	No injury rammed by shark	White
00-xxx-1983	Gordon Harmer	M	13	13h20	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Queensberry Bay	Treading water	No injury surboard flung into air & dented
30-Sep-1982	Russell Lindsay	M	16	16h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon East London	Surfing	No injury pressure ding on surfboard
30-Sep-1982	Howard Fawkes	M	16	14h50	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon East London	Surfing	No Injury surfboard bitten	White	112
29-Aug-1982	Verenia Keet	F	18	12h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Langebaan	Swimming	Left knee lower leg & foot bitten
24-Jul-1982	Brian ‘Archie’ Plumb	M	38	16h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon East London	Paddleskiing	No injury ski bitten	White	96
29-Jun-1982	Alex Macun	M	27	09h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Ntlonyana Bay	Surfing	Fatal -	White	96
17-Feb-1982	J. Jordaan	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay	Fishing	Leg bitten above ankle
00-Feb-1982	J. Jordaan	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay	Fishing	Leg bitten above ankle by hooked shark taken aboard skiboat SPI
29-Jan-1982	Jeffrey Phillips-Page	M	20	16h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Mpekeweni	Swimming	Right shin & toe lacerated	SandTiger
19-Oct-1981	Callie Van Aswegan	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay	Hand in mouth	Hand lacerated SPI	White	137
18-Jul-1981	Barry Van Der Helm	M	32	10h15	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon	Surfing	7 lacerations in right foot	Bull	72
03-Jul-1981	John Wilson	M			South Africa	KZN	Clansthal		Calf lacerated UNCONFIRMED REPORT
20-May-1981	Mark Jury	M	27	08h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon	Surfing	No Injury Shark & board collided. No injury but board was dented	SandTiger
10-May-1981	John Dunser	M	19	14h45	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	King’s Beach	Surfing	No Injury board bitten	SandTiger	100
07-May-1981	Crewman of Taiwanese tuna boat Sin Shih Ki II	M			South Africa	Northern Cape Province	Walvis Bay	Finning Shark	Lacerations SPI
05-May-1981	Simon Hammerton	M	24	09h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Ntlonyane Bay	Surfing	Left leg bitten surgically amputated	Tiger	84
19-Feb-1981	Richard Guy	M	30	17h20	South Africa	KZN	Umtentweni	Swimming	Foot lacerated	Dusky
01-Jan-1981	Moonsamy Dayalan	M	23		South Africa	KZN	Widenham	Swimming	Fatal - Probable drowning & scavenging	Tiger	60
12-30-1980	Noel Yates	M	25	17h15	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon	Paddleskiing	No injury ski bitten		140
17-Nov-1980	Baba Sibaya	M			South Africa	KZN	Mnini	Swimming	Fatal - Probable drowning & scavenging
15-May-1980	Eric Stedman	M	22	08h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Fuller’s Bay	Surfing	No injury board bitten		72
29-Mar-1980	Ray Booth	M	52		South Africa	KZN	Umdhloti	Freediving	Fatal -	Tiger
11-Mar-1980	Frederik Mannetjies Oom Binneman	M	61		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Velddrif	Fishing	Leg lacerated by netted shark SPI	Hammerhead	60
31-Jan-1980	Shaun Wright	M	24	14h45	South Africa	KZN	Ballito	Body Boarding	Both hands & heel of left foot lacerated right foot severed	White	108
15-Jan-1980	Les Winkworth	M	29	05h00	South Africa	KZN	Anstey’s	Spearfishing	No injury rammed & catapulted from the water by shark after he shot at it & missed SPI	Bull	84
13-Jan-1980	Peter Clarke	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Sardinia Bay	Swimming	Abrasion	Hammerhead
10-Jan-1980	Andy Austin	M	25	18h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	King’s Beach	Swimming	3 small punctures on arm	SandTiger	84
00-xxx-1980	Sean Mitchley	M	20	13h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Bonza Bay	Spearfishing	No injury; shark made threat display and impaled itself on spear		84
21-Dec-1979	Carl Shemaly	M	18	16h20	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kenton-on-Sea	Swimming	Shin lacerated
12-Nov-1979	skiboat occupants: Gustav Boettger Clive Mason Keith Murrison & Sweis Olivier				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Macassar	Shark Fishing	No injury to occupants; hooked shark tore out part of transom bit skeg of motor and snapped the steel trace SPI	White	196
22-Oct-1979	Willie Dorfling	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Algoa Bay	Fishing	Bitten below right knee by hooked shark pulled onboard skiboat SPI	SandTiger	88
05-May-1979	Piet Boonzaaier	M	25	14h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Hangklip False Bay	Spearfishing	Shark rammed diver after he shot it in the head SPI	White	100
03-May-1979	Alan Edly Symons	M		12h00	South Africa	KZN	Mbibi	Scuba Diving	Fatal - (presumed) pieces of shark-bitten wetsuit washed ashore but no body was recovered
01-Mar-1979	Fishing boat				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Seal Island		No Injury
21-Feb-1979	Charles Kantor	M	19	13h15	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Port Alfred	Surfing	Punctures on left thigh		78
12-Dec-1978	Phillip 'Flip' Steenkamp	M	23	16h45	South Africa	KZN	Sodwana	Spearfishing	Fatal - legs bitten	White	88
21-Oct-1978	Mr. Kuppasamy	M		Dusk	South Africa	KZN	Fishing camp St. Lucia Estuary	Fishing	Fatal - Scavenged or Fatal (may have involved foul play)	Tiger	118
27-Sep-1978	Erik Lombard	M	27	16h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Miller's Point False Bay	Spearfishing	No injury shark took his catch then towed & pushed diver through the water	White	144
05-Mar-1978	6 m skiboat occupants: P.A. Reeder & crew				South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Gulu Deep East London		No injury to occupants; shark rammed boat 4 times bit engine & cracked the hull
19-Feb-1978	Nicky Alberts	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Miller's Point False Bay	Diving	No injury rammed by shark	White
07-Jan-1978	Laurence Evans	M	17	12h45	South Africa	KZN	Glenashley	Surfing	Left leg ankle & foot bitten	Blacktip
06-Jan-1978		M			South Africa	KZN	Cape Vidal		Fatal - Human head recovered from shark’s gut probable drowning / scavenging	Tiger	120
19-Dec-1977	Kim Pearce	M	18	10h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Qolera River	Surfing	Both legs bitten 2 days later gangrene necessitated surgical amputation of left leg at mid-thigh	Tiger	120
00-Dec-1977	boat occupant: Danie Schoeman				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Macassar False Bay	Fishing	No injury to occupant: shark bit boat's port chine	White	120
12-Nov-1977	male	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Klein River Lagoon	Standing	Shark lacerated his hand when he grabbed it by the tail SPI		72
30-Oct-1977	Andre Hartman	M	25	16h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Bluegums Rock Partridge Point	Spearfishing	No injury shark bit speargun & pushed diver through the water	White	200
19-Aug-1977	Boat occupants	M		13h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Off Macassar Beach	Fishing	Shark leapt into boat, pinning Mamacos beneath and fracturing his pelvis, then trashed the boat rendering it inoperable	White
26-May-1977	5 m skiboat Graanjan occupants: Rudy van Graan Jan de Waal Lombard	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	13 km off Knysna	Fishing	Lombard's thigh was lacerated by shark that leapt into boat	Mako	90
17-Mar-1977	Dr. Rolf Johan Lund	M	31	17h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Lappiesbaai Beach Stilbaai	Swimming	Right foot bitten
27-Nov-1976	Geoffrey Kirkam Spence	M	19	16h05	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Clifton	Splashing	Torso bitten	White	120
06-Nov-1976	boat occupant: Danie Schoeman				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Macassar	Shark Fishing	No injury to occupants. Hooked shark bit boat's transom SPI	White	190
27-Oct-1976	7 m skiboat Alrehmah III occupants: Adolph Schlechter & 3 friends				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Gordon’s Bay		No injury to occupants shark leapt on bow of boat	White
06-Oct-1976	Marshall Flanagan	M	20	11h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Cape St. Francis	Surfing	Left thigh lacerated	White	140
02-May-1976	6 m skiboat occupants: Terry McManus Dan Clark and Blackie Swart				South Africa	Western Cape Province	40 km off Cape Point	Fishing	No Injury Shark following hooked fish rammed & holed boat	Mako	110
12-Mar-1976	boat occupants: Jacob Kruger & crew				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Robberg Point	Fishing	No injury to occupants shark buckled prop shaft	Whale Shark
09-Mar-1976	5 m skiboat; Stephanie				South Africa	Western Cape Province	2 km from Macassar False Bay		No Injury Shark breached hull of boat	White
02-Mar-1976	5 m skiboat Stephanie occupants: Fanie Schoeman and Brigadier Bronkhorst				South Africa	Western Cape Province	2 km from Macassar False Bay		No Injury Shark leapt into boat hitting Fanie Schoeman on his back before sliding into the sea	White
03-Feb-1976	6 m boat Suki Saki occupants: E.C. Landells & 2 friends				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Macassar False Bay	Shark watching	No injury to occupants shark rammed bow driving its head into the hull	White	99
13-Jan-1976	6 m catamaran occupants: Peter Robertson Beauchamp Robertson Gerald Spence & 3 crew				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Hartenbos	Fishing	No injury to occupants After shark was harpooned & shot it holed the boat SPI		156
00-Jan-1976	7 m fishing boat Metoo occupants: Nicky & Paul Goles & 4 friends			07h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Kalk Bay	Fishing	No Injury Hooked shark leapt onboard & into fish well which it smashed SPI	White	120
19-Nov-1975	Michael van den Berg	M	33	10h00	South Africa	KZN	South Beach Durban	Standing	Left foot lacerated	Dusky
00-Sep-1975	Tony Meehan	M	21		South Africa	KZN	Richards Bay	Paddleskiing	Right foot & ankle lacerated		48
17-Aug-1975	David Robertson	M	19	13h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Cape St. Francis	Surfing	Left leg & surfboard bitten	White	96
18-Apr-1975	Indian male	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban		Fatal - Probable drowning / scavenging
07-Apr-1975	Kevin Thompson	M		Afternoon	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Millers Point	Spearfishing	No injury rammed by shark	White
29-Mar-1975	Indian male	M			South Africa	KZN	Tongaat	Swimming	Fatal - Probable drowning / scavenging	White
09-Mar-1975	Frans Swanepoel	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Boggomsbaai Mossel Bay	Shark Fishing	Left leg bitten SPI		60
23-Feb-1975	Bretton Russell Jones	M	16	10h55	South Africa	KZN	Inyoni Rocks Amanzimtoti	Surfing	Foot severed		60
14-Feb-1975	hobiecat occupants: Judy Lambert & a friend				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Plettenburg Bay		No Injury Shark bit rudder & hull	Mako	120
01-Feb-1975	Gerhard Visser	M	12		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Beespens False Bay	Fishing	Foot bitten by shark he was gaffing SPI	Copper	88
20-Apr-1974	Andre Hartman	M	22	Evening	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Arniston	Spearfishing	Left knee lacerated	SandTiger	60
14-Apr-1974	Simon Parkin	M	19	15h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Glengariff	Standing	Lower right leg lacerated
13-Apr-1974	Mike Van Schoor	M	24	10h30	South Africa	KZN	Bay of Plenty	Wading	Injury to left leg caused by surfboard not shark according to lifesavers
04-Apr-1974	Anthony Kenneth Baker	M	17	16h30	South Africa	KZN	Inyoni Rocks Amanzimtoti	Surfing	Right foot lacerated	Dusky
21-Mar-1974	James Arthur Gurr	M	21	16h30	South Africa	KZN	Amanzimtoti	Surfing	No injury surfboard bitten		72
00-Mar-1974	skiboat occupant: Danie Schoeman				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Macassar	Fishing	No injury to occupant but a shark chasing a hooked fish holed his boat above the waterline	White	196
14-Feb-1974	skiboat occupants: Danie & Fanie Schoeman			Night	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Macassar	Fishing	No injury shark leapt into boat & bit one of the boat's seats	White
13-Feb-1974	Damon Kendrick	M	14	19h00	South Africa	KZN	Inyoni Rocks Amanzimtoti	Swimming	Right calf removed leg surgically amputated below the knee
13-Feb-1974	Joe Kool	M	19	19h00	South Africa	KZN	Inyoni Rocks Amanzimtoti	Swimming	Right shin lacerated
00-Feb-1974	Danie Schoeman				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Macassar	Fishing	No injury to occupant, but a shark chasing a hooked fish holed his boat above the waterline	White	180
00-Feb-1974	Danie & Fanie Schoeman			Night	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Macassar	Fishing	No injury, shark leapt into boat & bit one of the boat's seats	White
13-Jan-1974	James Viljoen	M	42		South Africa	KZN	Cape Vidal	Sitting	2 minor lacerations in foot	SandTiger	42
07-Jan-1974	Cornelius “Les” Pyper	M	33	14h10	South Africa	KZN	Amanzimtoti	Swimming	Knee & calf lacerated		88
29-Sep-1973	male				South Africa	KZN	Mission Rocks	Towed	Fatal - thigh bitten
00-Mar-1973	Kevin Cole	M	26	Morning	South Africa	KZN	Scottburgh	Spearfishing	Hip bruised	Dusky	78
21-Jan-1973	C. Thackwray	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban	Fishing	Hooked & gaffed shark bit his right elbow SPI		42
00-xxx-1973	Gordon Harmer	M	13	08h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Queensberry Bay	Surfing	No Injury - surboard flung into air & dented
31-Dec-1972	Charles Lubbe	M	29	14h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Millers Point	Treading water	Lower left leg & foot bitten
24-Dec-1972	Johan Brink	M		09h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Hartenbos	Swimming	No injury swim fin bitten	White	120
01-Jan-1972	Jacob Nkomo	M	20		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	St. George’s Strand	Swimming	Fatal - coroner's Verdict: Death presumably through shark attack & drowning
01-Jan-1971	Janie Pelser	F	30	20h00	South Africa	KZN	Kosi Bay	Sitting	Foot bitten	Bull
16-Dec-1971	Cheryl Teague	F	16	14h45	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Fish Hoek False Bay	Swimming	Right forearm bitten	White	120
14-Oct-1971	Werner Bayer	M	25	Evening	South Africa	KZN	North Beach Durban	Swimming	Wrist & hand lacerated		78
30-Jun-1971	Gideon Scheltema	M	21	15h35	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay	Surfing	Leg & surfboard bitten	White	120
11-Apr-1971	Theo Klein	M	50	11h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Buffels Bay	Swimming	Fatal - multiple bites	White
15-Jun-1970	Anand Govindsamy	M	25	16h00	South Africa	KZN	Shark tank Oceanographic Research Institute Durban	Scuba Diving	2 cm laceration on knee SPI	SandTiger	84
29-Dec-1968	John Domoney	M			South Africa	KZN	Port St. John's	Freediving	No injury
02-Dec-1968	Chris Van Niekerk	M	28		South Africa	KZN	Bluff Durban	Spearfishing	No injury left elbow & torso bumped by sharks	Hammerhead
00-Dec-1968	Jasper Gwynn	M	30		South Africa	KZN			No injury
06-Nov-1968	fishing boat occupants: Simon Hlope & 4 other men	M	22		South Africa	KZN	Ramsgate	Fishing	Shark leapt into boat landed on Hlope's back then bit his left forearm	Blackfin
25-Mar-1968	Almon Mtiyane	M	35	Afternoon	South Africa	KZN	Richards Bay	Wading	Left thigh lacerated		66
30-Dec-1967	Brian Pearson	M	22	14h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay	Surfing	Right ankle & foot bitten		66
00-Nov-1967	female	F			South Africa	KZN	Brighton Beach		Fatal - Bones and brightly colored bangles recovered from shark’s gut	Tiger	125
19-Mar-1967	Len Jones	M	32	06h50	South Africa	KZN	Paradise Reef	Spearfishing	Punctures in right buttock & thigh abrasion on right forearm	White	120
00-Mar-1967	Stephanie (boat)				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Macassar		No Injury
27-Jan-1967	Lobster boat occupants: Mr. P. Valentine & Mr. J. van Schalkwyk				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Melkbosstrand	Fishing	No Injury Holed & sank boat 1 man flung into water but ignored by the shark	White
22-Jan-1967	Ian Gerricke	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Whittle Rock False Bay	Spearfishing	No injury shark bit support boat removing pieces of wood after Gerricke shot it SPI	SandTiger	84
03-Jan-1967	Sinsa	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Keiskamma River mouth	Raft	Fatal - leg severed
27-Aug-1966	trawler Jacoba occupant Jan van der Bent	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban	Shark Fishing	No attack no injury to occupant: netted shark bit nets in the water		110
29-Jan-1966	John Campbell	M	33	Afternoon	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Strandfontein Beach	Shark Fishing	Left leg lacerated by hooked shark SPI	Copper
11-Jan-1966	Robin Michael Long	M	16	09h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Riet River	Standing	Right calf lacerated	Bull	65
09-Jan-1966	Dennis Vorster	M	15	14h00	South Africa	KZN	Umkomaas	Body surfing	Lower legs bitten		76
14-Feb-1965	Geoffrey Walter Black	M	25	15h00	South Africa	KZN	Amatikulu	Treading water	Abdomen buttock thigh arm & hand bitten		72
23-Jan-1965	Ronald Bowers	M	22	13h00	South Africa	KZN	Country Club Beach Durban	Lifesaving	No injury ski bitten	White	144
16-Jan-1965	A.W.F. Patterson	M	20	16h40	South Africa	KZN	Country Club Beach Durban	Body surfing	Right thigh punctured
00-xxx-1965					South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Pollock Beach	Bathing	No details
25-Dec-1964	W. A. Strijdom	M	19	17h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Port Alfred	Swimming	Hand ankle & calf lacerated	SandTiger
31-Oct-1964	Robin Clausen	M			South Africa	KZN	Umkomaas	Surf fishing	Right leg bitten while attempting to gaff hooked shark SPI
16-Jul-1964	Len Jones	M	30		South Africa	KZN	Island Rock		No injury shark charged & impaled itself on spear	Bull
08-Jul-1964	Dr. J. J. Marais	M	52		South Africa	KZN	Island Rock	Spearfishing	Fatal - Remains recovered probable drowning and scavenging
02-Jun-1964	Dawood Pili	M	40	17h00	South Africa	KZN	Port Edward	Swimming	Fatal - Skeletonized except for head & feet. Possibly a drowning / scavenging
08-Feb-1954	Alan Saffery	M	25	08h45	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Muizenberg	Body Boarding	Right ankle lacerated	White	60
23-Jan-1964	John Carlson	M	39	16h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon	Body surfing	Heel & ankle bitten
22-Jan-1964	Gerald Holder	M	17	11h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon	Standing	Heel bitten
21-Jan-1964	Motor boat occupants: Quintus Du Toit J.H. van Heerden & J.P. Marais			11h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	20 m from shore at Strand		No injury to occupants shark holed boat	White	140
01-Jan-1964	Jakobus Christiaan Steyn	M		19h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay	Diving	Lacerations and puncture wounds in right arm		86
29-Dec-1963	Barbara Elsa Strauss	F	20	14h00	South Africa	KZN	Shaka’s Rock	Standing	Right hand & foot severed thigh & buttock lacerated	Bull	72
26-Dec-1963	Ronnie De Wet	M	24	15h00	South Africa	KZN	Umhlanga Rocks	Swimming	Lower leg bitten & foot severed leg surgically amputated below knee		72
25-Dec-1963	Chester Wienand	M	18	15h45	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Gonubie River Mouth	Swimming	Fatal - shoulders arms abdomen & foot bitten
22-Dec-1963	Desmond Woodhams	M	13	18h30	South Africa	KZN	Next to West Street groyne Durban	Shark Fishing	Foot lacerated SPI	Dusky	42
20-Dec-1963	Cornelius G. Coetzee	M		12h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Hartenbos	Spearfishing	Foot lacerated	White	65
20-Dec-1963	Matangusa Mzize	M	15	12h40	South Africa	KZN	Umvoti	Splashing	Fatal - arm severed leg bitten	Bull	125
17-Apr-1963	Errol Fourie	M	15	12h45	South Africa	KZN	Amanzimtoti	Swimming	Buttock bitten
22-Jan-1963	boat				South Africa	Western Cape Province	False Bay	Fishing	No injury to occupant shark leapt inside boat		60
12-Jan-1963	Yael Mankowitz	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Humewood	Fishing	Foot bitten by shark hooked & taken on boat SPI		56
11-Jan-1963	Barry E. Blackmore	M	27	12h15	South Africa	KZN	Peace Cottage Umdhloti	Freediving	Lacerations & punctures on left forearm		42
06-Jan-1963	Clive Passmore	M	24	16h00	South Africa	KZN	Selection Reef Umdhloti	Spearfishing	Lacerations to right arm	Bull	84
00-xxx-1963	2 women	F			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Redhouse		No Injury Never happened;
30-Dec-1962	A. B. Lofty Roets	M		10h30	South Africa	KZN	Shark tank at Oceanographic Research Institute	Scuba Diving	Captive shark bit air hose & minor lacerations on diver's cheek SPI	Dusky	42
00-Dec-1962	boat Swift occupants: Dolly Samuels & 8 other men				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Swartklip	Fishing	No injury to occupants shark jumped onboard knocking 2 anglers onto the deck		82
28-Oct-1962	Noel Holliday	M	30	15h00	South Africa	KZN	Paradise Reef	Spearfishing	Arm lacerated (minor injury)
23-Aug-1962	4 m dinghy occupants: Cecil Holmes Chris Augustyn & Allen Varley			12h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Robbesteen	Fishing	No injury to occupants shark hit boat lifting it from the water bit & dented propeller		174
21-Jun-1962	2.4 m rowboat occupants: Edgar Brown Jerry Welz & Cornelius Stakenburg			21h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Millers Point False Bay	Fishing	No injury to occupants shark charged boat then 2		114
07-Apr-1962	John Blane	M	13	11h30	South Africa	KZN	Umhlali	Wading	Left ankle & foot bitten	Bull	48
05-Apr-1962	4.8 m skiboat occupants: C. Crockroft & 3 men				South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	East London	Fishing	No Injury Hooked shark bit boat SPI		190
07-Feb-1962	Clifford Hoogvorst	M	22	09h00	South Africa	KZN	Winkelspruit	Swimming	Fatal - calf bitten twice
05-Feb-1962	Reece Nielsen	M	13	16h20	South Africa	KZN	Winkelspruit	Treading water	Fatal - tissue removed from thigh femoral artery severed	White	118
18-Jan-1962	Jacobus Vermaak	M	40	13h10	South Africa	KZN	Margate	Fishing	Fatal - Possible drowning / post mortem scavenging	Bull
06-Jan-1962	4.8 m boat Peggy occupants: John Oktober L.A. van Zyl and 4 others				South Africa	Western Cape Province	6 km off Groot Brak River	Fishing	No Injury Shark rammed boat 5 times & holed it
28-Dec-1961	Glynn Wessels	M	18	16h50	South Africa	KZN	Umhlanga Rocks	Treading water	Lower right leg & ankle bitten	Bull
18-Apr-1961	Kelvin Harvey	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Port Elizabeth Oceanarium	Diving	No Injury Shark bit swimfin after diver kicked shark SPI	Yellowbelly	78
07-Mar-1961	Johannes J. Rickert	M	44		South Africa	KZN	St. Lucia	Fishing	Landed shark in boat bit his left leg SPI	Bull	58
12-Feb-1961	Carl Derrick Benzoin	M	27	Evening	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Sea Point	Spearfishing	Torso bruised & abraded		60
01-Feb-1961	Geoffrey Zimmerman	M	14	14h50	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nahoon	Swimming	Fatal - multiple injuries to both legs feet & left arm		84
25-Jan-1961	dinghy occupants: Willem & Jan Groenwald				South Africa		Frikkies Bay	Fishing	No injury to occupants shark took a gaffed fish they were bringing aboard & hit their boat		180
22-Jan-1961	Michael Murphy	M	15	14h20	South Africa	KZN	Amanzimtoti	Swimming	Left thigh bitten	Tiger
06-Jan-1961	Michael Land	M	13	19h35	South Africa	KZN	Winkelspruit	Standing	Right foot leg and hand bitten	White
03-Jan-1961	Peter Hendricks	M	25	15h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Strandfontein	Standing	Lower left leg bitten abrasions on back of right leg
03-Jan-1961					South Africa	KZN	Palm Beach		Fatal - Human remains (patella & remnants of black swim suit) found in shark	SandTiger	120
24-Dec-1960	Serame Petrus Sithole	M	25	16h30	South Africa	KZN	Margate	Swimming	Fatal - legs severed	White	120
00-Nov-1960	7.5 m boat occupants: 8 men				South Africa	Western Cape Province	5 km from Gordon’s Bay False Bay	Fishing	No injury to occupants shark bit 45 cm hole in hull	White
24-Oct-1960	boat occupants: 2 fishermen				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Jacobs Bay Reef Saldanha Bay	Fishing	No injury to occupants shark rammed & bit boat	White	156
00-Oct-1960	boat				South Africa	Western Cape Province	False Bay	Fishing	No Injury Shark rammed boat breaching its hull	White
30-Apr-1960	Mike Hely	M	16	15h35	South Africa	KZN	Amanzimtoti	Treading water	Multiple major injuries	White	84
20-Apr-1960	P. Wagener	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Port Alfred	Fishing	Gaffed shark bit his ankle SPI	SandTiger	110
00-Apr-1960	5 m skiboat				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Saldanha Bay	Fishing	No Injury Shark rammed boat & bit transom	White
01-Jan-1960	Mrs. Burman	F			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Muizenberg	Standing	Left leg bitten by shark that escaped net SPI
00-xxx-1960	Joyce Greig	F		11h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kei River Mouth	Wading	Heel lacerated hand lacerated & abraded		84
15-Nov-1959	boat Sea Hawk occupants: R. Roberts & 4 others				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Swartklip False Bay	Fishing	R. Roberts' leg was bruised when shark leapt into boat	Thresher	144
30-May-1959	Tony Dicks	M	23		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Bird Island Algoa Bay	Spearfishing	No injury diver shot shark & it bit his speargun SPI	White	108
01-Feb-1959	Raymond Vermaak	M	14	14h45	South Africa	KZN	Port Shepstone	Treading water	Leg severed below knee		78
15-Jan-1959	Fanie Schreuder	M	18	16h15	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Melkbaai	Swimming	Thigh & both wrists lacerated	White	76
23-Dec-1958	Barry Geldenhuys	M	14		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Melkbaai False Bay	Swimming	Fatal -
05-Apr-1958	Fay Jones Bester	F	28	11h10	South Africa	KZN	Uvongo	Surfing	Fatal -		120
03-Apr-1958	Nicholaas Badenhorst	M	29	13h30	South Africa	KZN	Port Edward	Swimming	Fatal - arm severed above elbow abdomen & leg bitten		120
09-Jan-1958	Derryck Garth Prinsloo	M	42	07h30	South Africa	KZN	Scottburgh	Standing	Fatal - mauled below waist femoral artery severed	White	150
00-xxx-1958	ski-boat				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Plettenberg Bay	Fishing	No injury to occupants; shark bit propeller	White
00-xxx-1958	young Zulu male	M			South Africa	KZN	MaKakatana River	Fishing	Fatal - right leg severed above knee
30-Dec-1957	Julia Painting	F	14	12h40	South Africa	KZN	Margate	Standing	Left arm severed torso bitten thigh lacerated many abrasions		72
26-Dec-1957	Donald Webster	M	20	10h30	South Africa	KZN	Splash Rock Port Edward	Skindiving	Lacerations on head & neck
23-Dec-1957	Vernon James Berry	M	23	16h23	South Africa	KZN	Margate	Floating	Fatal - right arm broken & stripped of flesh left hand severed above wrist lower abdomen buttocks & thigh bitten		12
20-Dec-1957	Allan Green	M	15	16h00	South Africa	KZN	Uvongo	Standing	Fatal - multiple severe injuries
18-Dec-1957	Robert Wherley	M	16	17h00	South Africa	KZN	Karridene	Body surfing	Left leg severed at knee part of left thigh removed
05-Jan-1957	Sydney Victor Williams	M	12		South Africa	KZN	Umgeni River Mouth	Wading	Fatal -
27-Oct-1956	Graham Smith	M	29		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Glencairn False Bay	Freediving	Right heel lacerated & swim fin removed by shark	Mako
01-Aug-1956	Maximilliaan Roual Van Dam	M	23	Afternoon	South Africa	KZN	Chain Rocks Amanzimtoti	Freediving	No injury right swim fin bitten
15-Jan-1955	Zulu male	M		Afternoon	South Africa	KZN	A ford known as Brodies Coffin in St. Lucia Bay	Swimming	Fatal - leg bitten
04-Dec-1954	Graham Scott	M	16	11h00	South Africa	KZN	Rocket Hut Beach Durban	Swimming	Shallow lacerations on torso
30-Dec-1953	Mrs. G. Rautenbach	F		Morning	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Second Beach Port St. Johns	Swimming	Left calf lacerated		156
08-May-1952	Mr. Ristow	M	18		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Nelson’s Rock		Fatal - Possibly drowned remains found days later in shark’s gut	Bull	130
1952									SHARK NETS INSTALLED IN DURBAN CITY
20-Jul-1952	black male	M			South Africa	KZN	Country Club Beach Durban
29-Nov-1951	Harold Tait	M	23	13h00	South Africa	KZN	South Beach Durban	Swimming	Thigh bruised & abraded	White	72
28-Nov-1951	George Plowman	M	24	17h15	South Africa	KZN	Winkelspruit	Treading water	Leg severed below knee defense wounds on hand	White	96
15-Mar-1951	Heinrich Stapelberg	M	19	12h00	South Africa	KZN	South Beach Durban	Body surfing	Left foot lacerated
19-Feb-1951	Keith Huskisson	M	31	12h15	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Port St. Johns	Body surfing	Leg bitten defense wounds on hands		110
21-Jan-1951	Hendrie Nkwazi	M	19	16h25	South Africa	KZN	Native Beach Durban	Swimming	Fatal - right thigh bitten leg severed at knee
24-May-1950	Dr. Leonard Read Tibbet	M	27	10h30	South Africa	KZN	Port Edward	Treading water	Left foot bitten
09-Apr-1950	male	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Off Port Elizabeth breakwater	Fishing	Shark bit foot removing 2 toes		100
26-Mar-1950	Mr. N. Wright	M		12h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Off bank of Ntshala River Morgan Bay	Wading	Ankle & foot lacerated defense wounds on hand	Spear Eye	65
08-Mar-1950	Brian Von Berg	M	20	18h50	South Africa	KZN	North Beach Durban	Lifesaving	Fatal -
11-Feb-1950	Clive Dumayne	M	14	14h30	South Africa	KZN	South Beach Durban	Body surfing	Fatal - body not recovered	White	144
00-Apr-1948	boat occupants P. Groenwald and others	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Gansbaai	Shark Fishing	Groenwald's arm lacerated by the shark SPI
00-xxx-1948	boat Marie				South Africa	Western Cape Province	False Bay	Fishing	No injury to occupants boat holed by shark
14-Dec-1947					South Africa	KZN	Durban		Fatal - Human remains found in shark possibly one of the crew of the wrecked fishing boat John Bull	Tiger	99
15-Jul-1947	Keith Dalldorf	M	20	Morning	South Africa	KZN	North Beach Durban	Swimming	Right thigh lacerated
21-Apr-1947	Aubrey Bill Nielsen	M	21	12h00	South Africa	KZN	Country Club Beach Durban	Treading water	Ankle & shin lacerated		60
11-Apr-1947	Robert Douglas	M	14	17h30	South Africa	KZN	Rocket Hut Beach Durban	Body surfing	Thigh severely lacerated shin & calf lacerated
12-Mar-1947	Adam Johannes Kriel	M	18	16h10	South Africa	KZN	Country Club Beach Durban	Wading	Hip abraded right calf severely lacerated
09-Mar-1947	Gabriel Botha a lifesaver	M	22	12h00	South Africa	KZN	Country Club Beach Durban	Treading water	Lacerations on buttock & right foot	Blacktip	81
05-Jan-1947	Peter C. Knoop	M	18	15h50	South Africa	KZN	Country Club Beach Durban	Treading water	Flexed left leg lacerated		62
16-Feb-1946	Ernest Tomson	M	21	16h00	South Africa	KZN	South Beach Durban	Treading water	Right arm severely lacerated
11-Feb-1946	Janardhan Rughoober Varma a lifesaver	M	18	09h15	South Africa	KZN	Battery Beach Durban	Swimming	Flexed right knee bitten
24-Jan-1946	Brian Gibson	M	15	17h15	South Africa	KZN	Battery Beach Durban	Treading water	Knee & calf lacerated
24-Jan-1946	Manduray a lifesaver	M		Afternoon	South Africa	KZN	Battery Beach Durban	Swimming	Foot severely lacerated
07-Jan-1946	Michael Anthony Hoffman	M	18	12h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	False Bay	Jump in water	Foot bitten		60
01-Jan-1946	Noel Buxton Redfern	M	24	Morning	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Pollock Beach Port Elizabeth	Body surfing	Calf lacerated
00-xxx-1946	4 boats				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Plettenberg Bay
00-xxx-1946	boat				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Table Bay		No Injury Shark holed and sank boat occupants rescued
07-Mar-1945	David Drummond	M	37	16h30	South Africa	KZN	Scottburgh	Wading	Right leg bitten knee to foot surgically amputated	Bull
20-Aug-1944	Dennis Nissen	M	19	14h00	South Africa	KZN	Margate	Swimming	Fatal - body not recovered
22-Jul-144	Albert Schmidt	M	17	16h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Hartenbos	Swimming	Fatal - body not recovered	White
26-Mar-1944	Gabriel Botha	M	18	17h30	South Africa	KZN	Country Club Beach Durban	Treading water	Left thigh bitten
26-Mar-1944	Geoffrey Best	M	23	10h00	South Africa	KZN	North Beach Durban	Standing	Fatal - left thigh & calf bitten
14-Mar-1944	Richard D. Field	M	16	17h30	South Africa	KZN	Country Club Beach Durban	Treading water	Ankle severely lacerated
27-Feb-1944	Corporal N.S. LeBlanc	M		14h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	False Bay	Treading water	Foot & ankle lacerated		84
20-Jan-1944	Anthony Bunn	M	22	13h15	South Africa	KZN	North Beach Durban	Body surfing	Fatal - right thigh lacerated femoral artery severed
04-Jan-1944	Ronald Joel Selby	M	26	17h50	South Africa	KZN	North Beach Durban	Swimming	Fatal - leg bitten knee to ankle & posterior tibial artery severed; died of toxemia 2 days later
12-Dec-1943	James Crawford Matthews	M	17	11h30	South Africa	KZN	Inyoni Rocks Amazimtoti	Treading water	Fatal - abdomen buttock & thigh lacerated
21-Nov-1943	Richard Richardson	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kei River Mouth	Swimming	Right foot lacerated
21-Mar-1943	Eric Ridley	M	31	16h10	South Africa	KZN	North Beach Durban	Swimming	Fatal - thigh lacerated both calves bitten
28-Nov-1942	Sammy Levine & his pet parrot	M		09h30	South Africa	KZN	50 km off St. Lucia	Sea Disaster	192 survived but 750 perished. Many were taken by sharks including Levine	Oceanic	84
25-Nov-1942	E.W. Bilton	M	38		South Africa	KZN	Umkomaas	Swimming	Calf bitten leg surgically amputated
01-Nov-1942	Willem Johannes Bergh	M	18	12h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Clifton	Swimming	Fatal - body not recovered	White	204
00-xxx-1942	boat				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Simon’s Town		No injury to occupants boat rammed by shark
00-xxx-1942	boat				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Simon’s Town				258
20-Dec-1940	Desmond Chandley	M	17	10h00	South Africa	KZN	Inyoni Rocks South Coast	Swimming	Fatal - multiple injuries to legs & buttocks
31-Mar-1940	Joe Lees	M	25	11h00	South Africa	KZN	Danger Pool Winkelspruit South Coast	Treading water	Fatal - right thigh & calf bitten	White
22-Feb-1940	Leslie Plummer Lund	M	17	16h30	South Africa	KZN	Inyoni Rocks South Coast	Swimming	Fatal - left thigh & knee bitten	White	86
07-Jan-1940	Frederick Aubrey Hooper	M	18	16h00	South Africa	KZN	Warner Beach South Coast	Swimming	Fatal - leg & thigh bitten		96
00-xxx-1940					South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kidd's Beach	Swimming	No details
00-xxx-1940	Indian female	F			South Africa	KZN	Winkelspruit		Fatal -
00-xxx-1940	female	F			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kowie River Mouth Port Alfred	Standing	Leg bitten
18-Jan-1938	George Parkin	M	13		South Africa	KZN	Vetch’s Pier Durban	Fishing	Leg bitten SPI
00-xxx-1938	black male	M			South Africa	KZN	Bilanhlolo River Mouth Ramsgate	Swimming	Mauled
00-Jul-1936	10m boat Lucky Jim				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Cape Point	Fishing	No Injury Shark leapt onboard & into fishwell tossing a crew member Pepino in the sea
19-May-1935	male a spectator	M			South Africa	KZN	North Pier Durban	Hand in mouth	Foot bitten required 1 week hospitalization SPI	White	90
01-Apr-1934	Zulu male	M		15h30	South Africa	KZN	Granny’s Pool Winkelspruit	Swimming	Fatal -
01-Apr-1934	Alan Donald McArthur	M	12	12h00	South Africa	KZN	Danger Pool Winkelspruit	Swimming	Right thigh lacerated
00-xxx-1932	Manning Samuels	M	23	21h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kowie River Mouth Port Alfred	Fishing	Right shin calf and sole of foot lacerated	SandTiger	54
08-Apr-1930	male	M	17		South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Bashee River		Fatal - Remains of drowning victim recovered from shark	Blue Fin	90
16-Jan-1930	Servy LeRoux	M	23	17h30	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Melkbaai False Bay	Swimming	Torso & arm bitten	White	179
00-xxx-1932	Mr. Gruner	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Port Elizabeth	Swimming	Leg severed
28-Jan-1928	Mrs. Hoskis	F			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Salt Vlei Port Alfred		Leg lacerated
00-Jan-1928	Patrick Desmond Lynch	M	18	11h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kei River mouth	Body surfing	Foot bitten		48
00-xxx-1928	N'gena Zakali	M	25	11h00	South Africa	KZN	Tugela River Mouth	Standing	Tissue of right thigh removed to the bone both thumbs & some fingers severed
28-Dec-1927	Ockert Stephanus Heyns	M	17	11h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Little Brak River	Swimming	Fatal - leg bitten	White	174
20-Jan-1927	Andrew I. Brown	M		11h45	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kidd’s Beach	Body surfing	Both thighs lacerated	SandTiger	60
26-Jan-1926	Mr. Bennett	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Hamburg	Swimming	Thigh lacerated	Blue
00-xxx-1926	Mr. Daniels	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Mossel Bay	Swimming	No details
29-Jan-1924	Johannes Karl Schultz	M	22	15h15	South Africa	KZN	South Beach Durban	Swimming	Fatal -
25-Jan-1924	male	M		Afternoon	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	St. George’s Strand Port Elizabeth	Swimming	Foot lacerated
06-May-1922	Edward G. Pells	M	18	Morning	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Simon’s Town False Bay	Swimming	Abdomen & thigh bitten	White	144
00-xxx-1921	male	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban Harbor	Swimming	Fatal -
00-xxx-1921	male	M			South Africa	KZN	Near the Post Office Durban Harbor	Bathing	Fatal -
03-Feb-1920	Thea Toft	F	18	17h30	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Zwartkops River	Floating	Abdomen bitten
00-xxx-1920	Zulu male	M	12		South Africa	KZN	Tugela River	Splashing	Thigh & buttocks bitten. Not known if he survived.
00-xxx-1914	Indian female	F			South Africa	KZN	Durban		No details
19-Jul-1913	a young Scotsman	M			South Africa	KZN	In front of the Beach Hotel Durban	Wading	Fatal - leg stripped of flesh
19-Jul-1913	a native fisherman	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban	Fishing	Fatal -
04-May-1912	arm recovered from hooked shark	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban
11-May-1911	James May	M	64	18h00	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Victoria Bay	Bathing	Fatal - partial remains recovered
01-May-1911	James Jantjes	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Victoria Bay	Swimming	Fatal -
06-Mar-1909	The Captain’s wife	F			South Africa	South Atlantic Ocean	Possession Island	Sea Disaster	Fatal - Her shark-bitten body washed ashore probable drowning
31-Dec-1908	The son of Rabbi East	M	16		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Stillbaai	Swimming	Fatal -
20-Jan-1906	Ramdayal	M	30	12h00	South Africa	KZN	Back Beach Durban	Washing	Fatal - hips & thigh bitten		90
31-Dec-1905	Eric Suppeman cabin boy on the Norwegian ship Blanca	M		Morning	South Africa	KZN	Back Beach Durban	Floating	Fatal - left torso buttocks thigh & foot bitten		96
06-Apr-1905	James Anderson	M	26	16h30	South Africa	KZN	Back Beach Durban	Swimming	Fatal - thigh bitten femoral artery severed
00-Apr-1902	Neil Sorenson	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Algoa Bay	Swimming	Fatal - Probable drowning & scavenging
19-Jan-1902	a soldier from the Natal Garrison	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban		Fatal - Possible drowning & scavenging. Remains were recovered from the shark's gut		180
30-Jul-1901	John Hendrick Adrian Chandler a prisoner of war	M	29	14h15	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Windmill Beach	Swimming	Fatal - Right leg bitten & ankle severed right arm bitten bones fractured & nearly severed Fatal	White
14-Nov-1900	William Strathorn	M	30		South Africa	Western Cape Province	Three Anchor Bay	Swimming	Fatal - legs severed
27-Oct-1900	Amos Layzell	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Woodstock Beach Cape Town	Swimming	Fatal - Probable drowning & scavenging
00-xxx-1900	Mr. Gruner	M		Morning	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Port Elizabeth	Swimming	Leg severed
00-xxx-1899		M			South Africa	KZN	Durban	Dangling feet in the water	Foot Severed
21-Jul-1897	a young Indian boy	M		Morning	South Africa	KZN	Back Beach Durban	Wading	Fatal -
29-Apr-1895	Sombutize	M	28	12h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Mzimvubu River	Swimming	Fatal - right arm lacerated
25-Jun-1894	Swedish male crewman from the Harry Mundahl	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Simons Town	Swimming	Fatal -
14-May-1890	Joseph Lundy	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Port Elizabeth		Fatal - Forensic evidence indicated death resulted from drowning
00-xxx-1890	Zulu boy	M		15h30	South Africa	KZN	Cape Vidal	Bathing	Fatal - leg bitten foot partly severed
00-Feb-1888	male	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Mzimvubu River mouth	Swimming	Fatal -
08-Feb-1887	boat				South Africa	Western Cape Province	Blaauwberg		No InjuryHarpooned shark bit boat causing it to ship water.		186
12-Jan-1887	Zangile	M	13	12h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Mzimvubu River 9.6 km from the sea	Swimming	Fatal - flesh removed hip to knee calf & heel bitten
28-Jan-1886	Mr. Rodwell	M		07h00	South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	South Jetty Port Elizabeth	Jump in water	Chest & buttocks bitten leftleg severed at knee
01-Jan-1886	Dr. James Woolby	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Groot River	Swimming	Fatal - Threw up his hands shrieked and disappeared. Partial remains washed ashore the next day
28-Mar-1885	boat occupant: Mr. Anderson	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Kokstad District	Fishing	No injury to occupant rammed oar in shark's mouth and it bit the oar SPI		120
10-Mar-1884	rowboat occupant: Louis Beyers	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Swartkops River mouth	Rowing	No injury to occupant shark seized oar and disappeared with it.		99
16-Jan-1884	Mr. Meyer	M			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	South Jetty Port Elizabeth	Swimming	Fatal -
13-Feb-1878	an Arab who had been with Stanley when he met Livingstone	M			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Olifantbos Point	Sea Disaster	Fatal - shark removed large part of his hip
04-Jan-1877	Anno Toosegir a Malagasy crewman from the 130-ton brig Sea Nymph	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban		Although his body was bitten by a shark/s bruises on his neck & face suggested foul play
10-Aug-1875					South Africa	KZN	Back Beach Durban		Fatal - Press reported that shark was caught with human remains in its gut		112
05-Feb-1863	Mr. J. Canham	M	26		South Africa	KZN	Back Beach Durban	Swimming	Fatal - Shark caught 9 days later contained human remains thought to be those of Canham		126
02-Jun-1862	male	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban Harbor		Very severe wounds
05-May-1862	Mr. Cummings	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban	Bathing	Lacerations
24-May-1852	Mr. Messum's servant	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban Bay	Sw imming	Fatal -
26-Feb-1852		M		01h50	South Africa	Western Cape Province	Danger Point	Sea Disaster	Fatal -.	White
00-xxx-1963	woman	F			South Africa	Eastern Cape Province	Kowie Port Alfred		Said to have survived
00-xxx-0000	Madelaine Dalton	F			South Africa	Western Cape Province	Arniston	Wading	Ankle bitten
00-xxx-0000	Indian boy	M			South Africa	KZN	Durban Harbor	Swimming	Fatal - leg severed
00-xxx-0000	Christian Eckhoff	M			South Africa near Tonga	260 miles South/west of Tonga	Minerwa Reef	Spearfishing	Lacerations on Left arm - shark came around to the right side and also bit weight belt.	Grey Reef	60