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Ataques de tubarão na África do Sul

A África do Sul é o ponto de encontro de dois oceanos, onde a mais densa população de tubarões-brancos do mundo já patrulhou uma ilha de focas à vista dos subúrbios da Cidade do Cabo, e onde uma cultura de surf e pesca submarina leva pessoas a águas frias e produtivas durante todo o ano. O seu registo de incidentes é um dos três maiores da Terra. Esta página analisa esse registo por província, década, atividade e espécie, usando a base de dados da SharkSider, atualizada todas as semanas, e explica por que as mortes se deslocaram das praias de Durban da década de 1940 para a Wild Coast e a Garden Route dos últimos vinte anos.

Atualizado setembro de 2026Registos na base de dados: 599 · último: 2025Revisado por SharkSider Editorial Team
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Em resumo

A base de dados da SharkSider regista 599 incidentes com tubarões na África do Sul, 114 deles fatais, entre 1852 e 2025. Desde 2000 ocorreram 157 incidentes e 29 mortes; as vítimas fatais mais recentes foram duas nadadoras mortas por tubarões-brancos em Plettenberg Bay em junho e setembro de 2022, e a entrada mais recente é um pescador ferido em Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal, em 4 de julho de 2025. O surf e os desportos de prancha são a atividade mais comum do registo, com 179 entradas, à frente de nadar e caminhar na água, com 134.

O tubarão-branco é referido em 160 entradas, mais do que todas as outras espécies identificadas juntas, seguido do raggedtooth com 43, do tubarão-tigre com 10, do Zambesi ou tubarão-touro com 12, do tubarão-de-pontas-negras com 6 e do tubarão-mako com 5. Lendo a coluna dos locais, cerca de um terço do registo pertence a cada uma das três províncias costeiras, mas as mortes modernas não se distribuem de forma uniforme: desde 2000, o Cabo Ocidental e o Cabo Oriental concentram quase todas elas, enquanto o KwaZulu-Natal, protegido por redes desde a década de 1950, registou 3.

Ataques de tubarão na África do Sul
Ataques de tubarão na África do Sul: 599 entradas na base de dados da SharkSider, atualizada semanalmente.
Nesta página
  1. Por que a costa da África do Sul produz tantos incidentes com tubarões
  2. As oito costas que concentram o registo sul-africano
  3. O registo sul-africano completo, as 599 entradas
  4. Os tubarões por trás do registo sul-africano
  5. Regras que resultam diretamente do registo sul-africano
  6. A África do Sul na classificação mundial
  7. Registos vizinhos e comparáveis
  8. Perguntas frequentes
  9. Fontes

Por que a costa da África do Sul produz tantos incidentes com tubarões

Comecemos pela água. A fria corrente de Benguela sobe pelo lado atlântico e a quente corrente das Agulhas desce pelo lado do oceano Índico, e onde as duas se misturam, de Cape Point até à Wild Coast, o mar é tão rico como qualquer outro no planeta. As colónias de focas em Seal Island, Dyer Island e Geyser Rock alimentam tubarões-brancos adultos; a migração anual da sardinha arrasta tubarões-cobre, tubarões-negros, tubarões-de-pontas-negras e Zambesis pela costa de KwaZulu-Natal no inverno; e as fozes dos rios do Transkei empurram água turva e rica em alimento para a zona de rebentação, onde caçam tubarões-tigre e tubarões-touro. Poucos litorais colocam tantos predadores grandes e confiantes tão perto das praias.

Depois há as pessoas. Os sul-africanos praticam surf, pesca submarina e natação nestas praias em grande número desde a década de 1930, tanto no inverno como no verão, e o registo reflete isso: a década mais movimentada do registo é a de 1980, com 100 entradas, exatamente quando as pranchas de surf e os paddle-skis se tornaram omnipresentes. A divisão por atividade conta a mesma história. O surf e os desportos de prancha lideram com 179 entradas, nadar e caminhar na água seguem-se com 134, o mergulho e a pesca submarina contribuem com 89, e a pesca e os barcos com 84; 113 linhas não indicam nenhuma atividade.

Por fim, a geografia distribui o risco por três províncias muito diferentes, razão pela qual esta página percorre o registo região a região. Segundo a nossa leitura da coluna dos locais, o KwaZulu-Natal reúne cerca de 220 entradas com 50 mortes, o Cabo Ocidental cerca de 198 com 38 mortes e o Cabo Oriental cerca de 174 com 25, com um punhado de linhas sem nenhuma província indicada. A história de cada uma é diferente: as mortes do KwaZulu-Natal são, na maioria, antigas, anteriores às redes antitubarão; as do Cabo Ocidental são casos de tubarão-branco sobre nadadores, surfistas e pescadores submarinos; e as do Cabo Oriental concentram-se numa praia em Port St Johns e nos pontos de surf de East London e Jeffreys Bay.

As oito costas que concentram o registo sul-africano

Agrupadas de nordeste a sudoeste. Cada data e cada detalhe vêm da base de dados; quando a espécie é indicada, é a que o registo refere.

  • As praias urbanas de Durban (KwaZulu-Natal)Um dos dois maiores conjuntos do registo, e quase inteiramente histórico. Sete banhistas morreram em North Beach, South Beach e praias adjacentes entre março de 1943 e janeiro de 1951, três deles só em North Beach em 1944. Depois de instaladas as redes, as linhas de Durban reduzem-se a casos menores: um tubarão-de-pontas-negras que furou um surf-ski em 2008, um mergulhador que colidiu com um tubarão-de-pontas-negras em 2018, e mordidelas provocadas por tubarões cativos nos aquários da cidade.
  • De Amanzimtoti a Port Edward (Costa Sul do KwaZulu-Natal)O trecho de Amanzimtoti, de Isipingo passando por Winkelspruit e Inyoni Rocks até Warner Beach e Karridene, tem 33 entradas e 11 mortes, incluindo cinco linhas marcadas como fatais só em 1940 e duas mortes em três dias em Winkelspruit em fevereiro de 1962. Mais a sul, quatro pessoas foram mortas em Uvongo, Margate e Port Edward entre 20 de dezembro de 1957 e 5 de abril de 1958. A última morte numa praia da Costa Sul foi uma nadadora atacada por um tubarão-tigre em Isipingo em janeiro de 1995; mortes posteriores no KwaZulu-Natal foram um pescador submarino morto por um tubarão Zambesi em Levan Point em maio de 2011 e um mergulhador com garrafa em Protea Banks em abril de 2017 cuja causa da morte não pôde ser determinada. A entrada mais recente de todo o registo é um pescador ferido em Hibberdene a 4 de julho de 2025.
  • Zululândia: Sodwana, Cape Vidal, St Lucia e Richards BayTerritório de pesca submarina e mergulho. Um pescador submarino foi morto em Sodwana por um tubarão-branco de 2,3 m em dezembro de 1978, um mergulhador com garrafa foi presumivelmente morto em Mbibi em 1979, e outro pescador submarino de Sodwana foi presumivelmente morto em novembro de 2003, atribuído a um tubarão-tigre de cerca de 4 m, do qual só se recuperou uma mão decepada. O registo guarda também o torpedeamento em 1942 do navio de tropas Nova Scotia ao largo de St Lucia, onde morreram 750 pessoas e muitas foram atacadas por tubarões, sobretudo tubarões-oceânicos-de-pontas-brancas.
  • Port St Johns, Second Beach (Wild Coast, Cabo Oriental)Treze entradas e oito mortes, todas entre janeiro de 2007 e março de 2014: nadadores, surfistas e um praticante de kneeboard. Tubarões-tigre são referidos em três delas e suspeita-se de um tubarão-touro numa; o caso de 2014 envolveu um tubarão de 2 m de espécie desconhecida. Nada foi registado desde que um mergulhador ficou ferido por um tubarão-branco de 3,5 m em maio de 2015.
  • East London: Nahoon, Gonubie e Chintsa (Cabo Oriental)Nahoon Reef é o ponto de surf mais repetido do registo, com 26 entradas e 2 mortes: uma nadadora morta por um tubarão-mako em 1961 e um surfista que teve a perna decepada por um tubarão-branco de 4 m a 9 de julho de 1994, dia em que um segundo surfista também foi mordido. A maioria das linhas de Nahoon são pranchas mordidas com lesões leves ou nulas, várias delas por tubarões raggedtooth. Um praticante de bodyboard morreu em Gonubie em junho de 1998 e outro em Chintsa em abril de 2021, ambos por tubarões-brancos.
  • Jeffreys Bay e a baía de Algoa (Cabo Oriental)Jeffreys Bay tem 11 entradas e uma morte, uma nadadora morta por um tubarão-branco em Albatros Point em outubro de 2013; quase todos os restantes são surfistas, desde mordidelas em 1989 e 1998 até uma lesão na perna em Supertubes a 3 de maio de 2023, além de um pescador de cana mordido por um raggedtooth fisgado em 1984. Nos arredores de Port Elizabeth, o registo guarda mordidelas em surfistas em Pollock Beach, Sardinia Bay e King's Beach, e três mortes, a última uma nadadora em St George's Strand em 1972.
  • Plettenberg Bay e Mossel Bay (Garden Route, Cabo Ocidental)Plettenberg Bay tem 18 entradas e 3 mortes, todas por tubarões-brancos: um surfista em Lookout Beach em agosto de 2011, e duas nadadoras em 2022, em Sanctuary Beach a 28 de junho e em Central Beach a 25 de setembro, as últimas vítimas fatais do país. Mossel Bay tem 17 entradas e 3 mortes, incluindo um mergulhador à superfície morto por um tubarão-branco de 4,5 m em junho de 1990 e um surfista morto em Glentana em agosto de 2009.
  • Cidade do Cabo: False Bay, a Península e Gansbaai (Cabo Ocidental)False Bay é o coração do tubarão-branco no registo: banhistas mortos em Fish Hoek em novembro de 2004 (um tubarão de 6 m) e em janeiro de 2010, um pescador submarino em Miller's Point em 2005, um praticante de bodyboard em Kogel Bay em 2012, e mais de uma dúzia de linhas das décadas de 1960 e 1970 em que tubarões-brancos embateram ou saltaram para barcos de pesca ao largo de Macassar, Gordon's Bay e Seal Island. No lado atlântico, um praticante de bodyboard morreu em Noordhoek em 2003. Gansbaai, Dyer Island e a vizinha Hawston têm 12 entradas e 6 mortes, entre elas dois caçadores furtivos de abalone, uma nadadora em 2010 e dois mergulhadores com garrafa em 2017 cujas mortes foram provavelmente afogamentos.

O registo sul-africano completo, as 599 entradas

A grelha, o gráfico por década, os cartões de incidentes recentes e a tabela completa abaixo são gerados a partir da base de dados da SharkSider, que combina o International Shark Attack File, o Global Shark Attack File e relatos locais verificados, e é atualizada semanalmente. Como o ficheiro é extenso, as 25 linhas mais recentes são mostradas abertas e cada década anterior está colapsada; clique no cabeçalho de uma década para a expandir. As 26 entradas sem data ou anteriores a 1900 estão nos últimos grupos. As linhas a vermelho são fatais.

  • Incidentes registados599 (573 desde 1900)
  • Fatais114
  • Anos abrangidos1852–2025
  • Desde 2000157 incidentes, 29 fatais
  • Atividade mais comumSurfing & boards
  • Tubarão mais identificadoWhite
Incidentes registados por década desde 1900 (mais escuro = fatais)
  • 12Anos 1900
  • 5Anos 1910
  • 14Anos 1920
  • 11Anos 1930
  • 40Anos 1940
  • 38Anos 1950
  • 70Anos 1960
  • 68Anos 1970
  • 100Anos 1980
  • 58Anos 1990
  • 74Anos 2000
  • 69Anos 2010
  • 14Anos 2020

Os incidentes mais recentes

  • 4 July 2025 · Mfazazana Hibberdene, KwaZulu-NatalFishing — Mltiple injuries to bodyTubarão: Undetermined · não fatal
  • 5 January 2024 · Papiesfontein, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishing — Provoked incident. lacerations and puncture wounds to hand and calf from hooked sharkTubarão: Raggedtooth shark · não fatal
  • 14 July 2023 · Chinta East, Eastern Cape ProvinceWatching the sardine run — No injury to occupants, shark defated boatTubarão não identificado · não fatal
  • 3 May 2023 · Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, Easten Cape ProvinceSurfing — Leg injuredTubarão não identificado · não fatal
  • 1 May 2023 · Mngcibe Beach, Easten Cape ProvinceDiving for crayfish — Shoulder injuredTubarão não identificado · não fatal
  • 30 December 2022 · Protea Banks, KNZDiving/shark feeding — Hamd bittenTubarão: Blacktip · não fatal

Todos os incidentes registados

Os 25 incidentes mais recentes dos 599 registados para a África do Sul (do mais recente ao mais antigo) — as décadas anteriores abrem-se abaixo
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
4 July 2025Mfazazana Hibberdene, KwaZulu-NatalFishingMltiple injuries to bodyUndeterminedSobreviveu
5 January 2024Papiesfontein, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishingProvoked incident. lacerations and puncture wounds to hand and calf from hooked sharkRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
14 July 2023Chinta East, Eastern Cape ProvinceWatching the sardine runNo injury to occupants, shark defated boat—Sobreviveu
3 May 2023Supertubes, Jeffreys Bay, Easten Cape ProvinceSurfingLeg injured—Sobreviveu
1 May 2023Mngcibe Beach, Easten Cape ProvinceDiving for crayfishShoulder injured—Sobreviveu
30 December 2022Protea Banks, KNZDiving/shark feedingHamd bittenBlacktipSobreviveu
25 September 2022Central Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatalWhite shark, 13'Fatal
28 June 2022Sanctuary Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatalWhile sharkFatal
1 April 2022LaLucia, KZN—Possible drowing and scavenging—Sobreviveu
9 January 2022Off Beachbums, Tongaat, KwaZulu-NatalFishing for sharksProvoked incident no injury to occupants, shark bit ski—Sobreviveu
14 July 2021Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingInjuries to leg and torso—Sobreviveu
14 April 2021Mdloti, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingMinor injury to head1.3m sharkSobreviveu
13 April 2021Chintsa, Eastern Cape ProvinceBody boardingFatalWhite sharkFatal
16 June 2020Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-NatalSurf skiingNo inury, ski damaged—Sobreviveu
26 December 2019Nahoon Beach, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurf skiingNo injury, shark bit surf ski—Sobreviveu
9 November 2019East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceKayaking fishingNo injury, kayak damagedWhite shark, 4 mSobreviveu
10 July 2019East Beach, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLeg injuredWhite shark, juvenileSobreviveu
5 March 201930 nm off Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishingLacerations to arm from shark caught in trawl net provoked incident2.5 m sharkSobreviveu
2 February 2019Mtunzini, KwaZulu-NatalFishingNo injury to occupants, shark bit pontoon causing it to deflate.—Sobreviveu
11 November 2018Tinley Manor, KwaZulu-NatalFishingSurf-ski bitten but no injury to occupantWhite shark, 3mSobreviveu
12 May 2018Nahoon Beach, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingMinor injury, marks on board—Sobreviveu
22 April 2018Robberg Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurf-skiingNo injury, shark bit hole in skiWhite shark, 2.5 mSobreviveu
3 April 2018St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLacerations to left knee & lower legWhite sharkSobreviveu
24 February 2018Durban, KwaZulu-NatalScuba divingThe shark & man simply collided; neither were injuredBlacktip sharkSobreviveu
1 October 2017Dyer Island, Western Cape ProvinceScuba divingFatal, but death was probably due to drowning—Fatal
Anos 2010 — 58 incidentes, 13 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
15 September 2017Hawston, Western Cape ProvinceScuba divingFatal, but death was probably due to drowning—Fatal
3 September 2017Dyer Island, Western Cape ProvinceSwimming, poaching abaloneFatal—Fatal
7 July 2017Nahoon Reef, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, shark bit surfboardWhite shark, 2.5 mSobreviveu
29 April 2017Keurbooms, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingMinor injury to right calf—Sobreviveu
12 April 2017Protea Banks, KwaZulu-NatalScuba divingFatal, coroner unable to determine if the diver was alive or had drowned when incident took place.Shark involvement prior to death not confirmedFatal
6 February 2017Eastmoor Crescent Beach, KwaZulu-NatalFishingShark damaged kayak, no injury to occupantTiger sharkSobreviveu
19 December 2016Keurbooms Lagoon, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurf skiingNo injury, but ski severely damagedWhite shark, 4 mSobreviveu
23 June 2016Ryspunt, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingInjuries to left leg & right handWhite sharkSobreviveu
22 April 2016Robberg Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurf-skiingNo injury, surf-ski bittenWhite sharkSobreviveu
29 January 2016KwaZulu-NatalFishingNo injury, shark capsized kayak—Sobreviveu
26 December 2015Westbrook Beach, KwaZulu-NatalFishingNo injury, kayak damagedWhite shark, 3 mSobreviveu
8 December 2015Mpande, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimming / wadingLacerations to both hands and forearms—Sobreviveu
25 October 2015Stil Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingLacerations to right calf, knee & hipWhite shark, 3 to 3.5mSobreviveu
19 July 2015Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injuryWhite sharkSobreviveu
27 June 2015Buffels Bay near Knysna, Western Cape ProvinceBody boardingRight leg severed, multiple lacerations to left legWhite sharkSobreviveu
26 June 2015Lookout Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingMultiple lacerations to torso & legWhite shark, 2m to 3 mSobreviveu
2 May 2015Port St. John's, Eastern Cape ProvinceDivingInjuries to leg, left arm & both handsWhite shark, 3.5 mSobreviveu
26 March 2015Yellow Sands Point, Eastern Cape ProvinceKayak fishingNo injury but kayak bittenWhite shark, 4 mSobreviveu
23 January 2015Nahoon Beach, Eastern Cape ProvinceFloatingFoot bitten—Sobreviveu
3 January 2015Chintsa East Beach, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLacerations to lower left leg, puncture wounds to sole of left footRaggedtooth shark, 1.3 mSobreviveu
28 December 2014Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingMinor cuts on feetShark involvement not confirmed & highly unlikelySobreviveu
1 August 2014Muizenberg, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingLower limbs & thigh bittenWhite sharkSobreviveu
4 May 2014Simonstown, Western Cape ProvinceDiving4-inch laceration to armCow sharkSobreviveu
12 April 2014—Shark watchingNo injury to occupants, shark bit pontoonWhite sharkSobreviveu
12 April 2014Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishingLacerations to leg & hand by hooked shark provoked incidentRaggedtooth shark, 2mSobreviveu
22 March 2014Second Beach, Port St Johns, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal2 m sharkFatal
16 December 2013Die Platt, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingInjuries to left thighWhite shark, 3mSobreviveu
11 October 2013Albatros Point, near Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimming / snorkelingFatalWhite sharkFatal
8 August 2013—Attempting to free the sharkUnknown, but survivedBlacktip sharkSobreviveu
16 June 2013Queensberry Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLacerations to knee—Sobreviveu
14 April 2013False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFree diving"light scratch on hand/wrist area"Blue sharkSobreviveu
16 March 2013De Mond, Western Cape ProvinceFishing - 'tag & release'Lacerations to left calf and heel from hooked shark provoked incidentRaggedtooth shark, 1.5 mSobreviveu
16 March 2013Hawston Beach, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, surfboard bitten—Sobreviveu
3 March 2013Port St. John's, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingInjuries to arms & hands—Sobreviveu
25 December 2012Port St. John's, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatalTiger sharkFatal
6 July 2012Sandstrand, Jongensfontein, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingLacerattions to left thigh & knee15' sharkSobreviveu
19 April 2012Caves near Kogel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceBody boardingFatalWhite shark, 4 m to 5mFatal
20 February 2012Strandfontein, Western Cape ProvinceFishingNo injury to occupants, boat damagedWhite shark, 7mSobreviveu
15 January 2012Second Beach, Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatalThought to involve a bull sharkFatal
21 December 2011Noordhoek, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceKayak fishingNo injury but kayak dented—Sobreviveu
7 December 2011Between Sodwana & Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-NatalSurf skiingNo injury, ski damagedShark involvement not confirmedSobreviveu
29 October 2011UShaka Aquarium, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDivingArm bitten by captive shark provoked incidentRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
28 September 2011Clovely Beach, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingRight leg severed, left leg laceratedWhite sharkSobreviveu
23 August 2011Lookout Beach, near the Keurbooms river mouth in Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingFatalWhite shark, >6'Fatal
22 July 2011Cintza Beach, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingUpper left arm & right leg bittenWhite shark, 3m to 4mSobreviveu
28 June 2011Aliwal Shoal, KwaZulu-NatalScuba divingSevere lacerations to hands and left legBull shark, 3m femaleSobreviveu
29 May 2011Robberg Beach, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, board bumped by sharkWhite sharkSobreviveu
21 May 2011Levan Point, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingThigh bitten, fatalZambesi sharkFatal
4 May 2011Palm Beach, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingCalf bitten—Sobreviveu
2 February 2011Sundays River Mouth, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurf fishingRight leg bitten—Sobreviveu
15 January 2011Second Beach, Port St. John's, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingFatal—Fatal
1 October 2010Melkbaai, Strand, Western Cape ProvinceSurfing3 lacerations to foot—Sobreviveu
21 September 2010Between Dyer Island and Pearly Beach, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatalWhite sharkFatal
4 July 2010Two Mile Reef, Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-NatalSnorkelingLeft leg bitten—Sobreviveu
13 April 2010East Beach, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingBoth feet bitten2 m sharkSobreviveu
16 February 2010Yellow Sands Point, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLacerations to right leg3 m sharkSobreviveu
12 January 2010Fish Hoek, Western ProvinceStandingFatalWhite sharkFatal
5 January 2010Nahoon, East London, Eastern ProvinceSurfingNo injury, reportedly knocked of his board by a shark—Sobreviveu
Anos 2000 — 74 incidentes, 12 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
29 December 2009Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceWadingLacerations to left foot—Sobreviveu
18 December 2009Second Beach, Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape ProvincePaddling on kneeboardFatal—Fatal
18 December 2009North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingMinor lacerations to left leg. nitially reported as a shark bite, but involved a barracudaNo shark involvementSobreviveu
29 August 2009Glentana, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingFatalWhite sharkFatal
11 August 2009Alkantstrand, KwaZulu-NatalBody boardingNo injury, shark bit bodyboardWhite shark, 2mSobreviveu
7 July 2009Jogensfontein, Stilbaai, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingLeg bitten—Sobreviveu
6 April 2009Umtentweni, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingBody not recoveredShark involvement not confirmedSobreviveu
27 March 20092-3 km north of Sunday's River mouth, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishingCalf bitten while helping angler measure the shark during fishing competition provoked incidentRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
21 March 2009Second Beach, Port St. John's, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingFatal—Fatal
2 March 2009Off Cape Point, Western Cape ProvinceFishingLacerations to arm and 2 fingers by hooked shark provoked incidentBlue shark, 1mSobreviveu
24 January 2009Second Beach, Port St. John's, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatalTiger sharkFatal
13 January 2009Shark Alley, off Gansbaai, Western Cape Province—FatalWhite sharksFatal
10 December 2008Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishingLacerations to knees, thigh and hip by hooked shark provoked incidentRaggedtooth shark, 2mSobreviveu
30 July 2008——Lacerations to fingersWhite sharkSobreviveu
28 June 2008Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurf skiingNo injury, ski bittenWhite shark, 2mSobreviveu
26 June 2008Struis Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishing (free diving)No injuryWhite shark, 4.5mSobreviveu
1 May 2008—FishingLeg bitten by shark taken aboard japanese trawler provoked incident—Sobreviveu
19 April 2008Aliwal Shoal, KwaZulu-NatalFree-divingAs he pushd the shark away from his camera, his finger was cut on a toothTiger shark, 13' femaleSobreviveu
28 March 2008Scottburgh, KwaZulu-NatalFishing from surfskiRight leg bitten—Sobreviveu
29 January 2008Suncoast Pirates Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSurf-skiingNo injury to surf-skiier, shark holed skiBlacktip shark, 2mSobreviveu
7 November 2007The Strand, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingLacerations to feet1.5 to 2 m sharkSobreviveu
3 November 2007Bonza Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLacerations to thighWhite shark, 3m to 4mSobreviveu
14 January 2007Second Beach, Port St. John's, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimming / body surfingPresumed fatal, body not recoveredTiger sharkFatal
6 December 2006Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-NatalFishingHand, thigh & calf bitten by hooked shark provoked incidentRaggedtooth shark, 150-kgSobreviveu
9 November 2006Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceCanoeingLeft arm lacerated when he grabbed shark by its tail provoked incidentBull shark, 1.5mSobreviveu
30 September 2006Miller's Point, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingNo injury; 4m white shark made a threat displayInvalidSobreviveu
2 September 2006Noordhoek, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, shark rammed surfboardWhite shark, 3.5mSobreviveu
15 August 2006Danger Reef, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, surfboard leash severed5 m sharkSobreviveu
13 August 2006Sunrise Beach, Muizenberg, Western Cape ProvinceLifesaving drillFoot severedWhite sharkSobreviveu
28 July 2006Fish Hoek, Western Cape ProvinceSurf-skiingNo injury, surf ski bittenWhite shark, 3m to 4mSobreviveu
9 April 2006St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceBody boardingLeg bittenRaggedtooth shark, 2.5 m to 3 mSobreviveu
22 March 2006Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmedShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedFatal
8 February 2006Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfing2 bite marks on right calfRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
25 January 2006Coffee Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSpearfishingRight arm bitten—Sobreviveu
1 January 2006Soetwater, Western Cape ProvinceDiving for crayfishLacerations to little fingerSaid to involve a 1.5 m sharkSobreviveu
25 November 2005Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingCut on finger, board bitten—Sobreviveu
15 November 2005Aston Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishing for sharksLacerations to hands & right leg when he tried to pull shark from the water provoked incidentRaggedtooth shark, 2.5mSobreviveu
22 October 2005Uilenkraalsmond (near Gansbaai), Western Cape ProvinceStanding / surfingRight foot bitten3 m sharkSobreviveu
1 October 2005Sunny Cove, Fish Hoek, Western Cape ProvinceSurf-skiingNo injury, shark bit skiWhite sharkSobreviveu
14 August 2005Milnerton Lagoon, Cape Town, Western Cape Province—Human foot recovered from the waterShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
4 June 2005Miller's Point, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishing (free diving)FatalWhite sharkFatal
25 May 2005Kei River Mouth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLeft buttock & legs laceratedRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
28 March 2005Noordhoek, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingLacerations to right calf, puncture wounds on right foot4 m [13'] sharkSobreviveu
10 March 2005Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal—Bites by 2.5 m tiger shark were post mortemInvalidSobreviveu
27 November 2004Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfing3 lacerations on footRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
26 November 2004Gonubie, Eastern Cape ProvincePlayingLacerations on lower leg & footRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
15 November 2004Fish Hoek, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal6 m [20'] white sharkFatal
30 October 2004Gansbaai, Western Cape ProvinceChumming for white sharksRight ankle & foot lacerated2 m [6.75'] white sharkSobreviveu
9 October 2004Jeffrey’s Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingPuncture wounds on right footRaggedtooth shark, 1.5 to 2 m [5' to 6.75']Sobreviveu
August 2004Park Rynie, KwaZulu-NatalFishingNo injury to occupants; boat damaged3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] white sharkSobreviveu
2 June 2004Dyer Island, Western Cape ProvinceSwimming, poaching perlemoenFatal, leg severedWhite sharkFatal
5 April 2004Surfers' Corner, Muizenberg, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingLeft leg lacerated, right leg severed above the knee5 m [16.5'] white sharkSobreviveu
15 January 2004Ballito, KwaZulu-NatalSurf skiingNo injury to occupants, stern of ski bittenMako shark, 3 m to 4 m [10' to 13']Sobreviveu
7 January 2004West Beach, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingFoot laceratedRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
31 December 2003Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal—No injury to occupantsShortfin mako sharkSobreviveu
27 November 2003Sodwana, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingPresumed fatal, severed hand recoveredTiger shark, 4 m [13'] ?Fatal
6 November 2003Karridene, KwaZulu-NatalSurf skiingNo injury to occupants, hull of ski bittenWhite sharkSobreviveu
14 September 2003Melkbosstrand, Western Cape ProvinceFishingNo injury to occupants, shark bit boat2 m cow sharkSobreviveu
12 September 2003Near the wreck of the Kakapo off Noordhoek Beach, Western Cape ProvinceBody boardingFatal, left thigh, buttocks, back of spine, abdomen & chest bittenWhite sharkFatal
8 August 2003Jeffrey’s Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSitting on surfboardNo injury, wetsuit torn & board bitten3.5 m [11.5'] white sharkSobreviveu
17 January 2003Near the lagoon at Table View, Cape Peninsula, Western Cape Province—Probable scavenging. the boy disappeared while at the beach on january 1st. his decomposed shark-bitten body washed ashore january 17thShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
24 December 2002Scarborough, Western Cape ProvinceSnorkelingForearms laceratedWhite shark, 4 m white sharkSobreviveu
13 September 2002Glencairn, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurf skiingNo injuryWhite sharkSobreviveu
3 June 2002Off Mkhambati, KwaZulu-Natal between Port Edward and Port St JohnsSnorkeling (filming the sardine run)Upper arm bitten1.5 to 2.5 m [5' to 8.25'] copper sharkSobreviveu
4 January 2002Durban Harbor, KwaZulu-NatalFishingLeg bitten & surgically amputatedZambesi shark?Sobreviveu
1 January 2002Mtunzini, KwaZulu-NatalSurf skiingFoot & calf bittenUnidentifiedSobreviveu
7 October 2001Salt Rock, KwaZulu-NatalKite-boardingNo injuryMako shark, 2 m [6.75']Sobreviveu
8 May 2001East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLeg bittenWhite shark, 2.7 m to 3 m [9' to 10']Sobreviveu
8 April 2001Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingThigh, hip & buttock bittenWhite shark, 2.7 m [9']Sobreviveu
10 September 2000Dyer Island, Western Cape ProvinceFree divingSwim fin bittenWhite shark, 3.5 m [11.5'] maleSobreviveu
16 July 2000Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingHand lacerated—Sobreviveu
15 July 2000Cape Recife, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, flung off board—Sobreviveu
15 July 2000South of Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingNo injury—Sobreviveu
19 February 2000Struis Bay, Western Cape ProvinceBody surfingFoot bittenWhite shark, 2.5 mSobreviveu
Anos 1990 — 58 incidentes, 9 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
13 November 1999Umtentweni, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingLower legs laceratedWhite shark, 3 m [10']Sobreviveu
29 July 1999Kogebaai, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingRight thigh bittenWhite shark, 3 m to 5 m [10' to 16.5']Sobreviveu
15 July 1999Buffels Bay (near Knysna), Western Cape ProvinceBoogie boardingFatalWhite sharkFatal
3 July 1999Cintsa East, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLeg & board bittenWhite shark, 4 m [13']Sobreviveu
13 January 1999Bonza Beach, Eastern Cape ProvincePaddle skiingNo injury, ski bittenWhite shark, 4 m [13']Sobreviveu
1999Hospital Rock, Dyers Island, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingHeel laceratedWhite shark, 4.6 m [15']Sobreviveu
20 December 1998King's Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLeg bittenPossibly a white sharkSobreviveu
18 December 1998Kei River Mouth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSplashingRight leg bitten—Sobreviveu
18 October 1998Glengariff, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, surfboard bitten—Sobreviveu
16 September 1998Kowie River, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishing / washing bait off handsLaceration to right foot—Sobreviveu
12 August 1998National Zoological Gardens Aquarium, Pretoria, TransvaalMoving a shark in a netLacerations to right shin provoked incidentSandtiger shark, 2 m, maleSobreviveu
1 August 1998Buffalo Bay, near Knysna, Western Cape ProvinceSurfing (or body boarding)Legs bittenWhite shark, 4 m [13']Sobreviveu
1 August 1998Pringle Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingLeg bittenWhite shark, 4.9 m [16']Sobreviveu
11 July 1998St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingKnee bitten5' to 6' sharkSobreviveu
6 July 1998Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceWadingRight leg bittenRaggedtooth shark, 1.2 m [4']Sobreviveu
6 July 1998Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingRight leg bittenRaggedtooth shark, 1.2 m [4']Sobreviveu
22 June 1998Gonubie, 13 km northeast of East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceBody boardingFatal, hands & calf bittenWhite sharkFatal
5 June 1998Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingSurvived—Sobreviveu
30 May 1998Pollock Beach, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingMinor laceration on foot—Sobreviveu
29 May 1998Sardinia Bay near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceBody boardingRight shoulder & arm bitten3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] white sharkSobreviveu
29 May 1998Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceBody boardingLeg bittenUnidentifiedSobreviveu
16 May 1998Keurbooms, Western Cape ProvinceBody boardingLower legs bitten, foot severed4 m [13'] white sharkSobreviveu
15 March 1998Saldanha Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSnorkeling – hunting crayfish and abaloneLower leg lacerated3 m [10'] white sharkSobreviveu
25 January 1998East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingCalf & foot lacerated—Sobreviveu
1998Hole-in-the Wall, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingFatal—Fatal
28 December 1997Pringle Bay, 44 miles southeast of Cape Town, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingFatalWhite sharkFatal
28 December 1997St. Francis Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSitting on surfboardCalf bitten—Sobreviveu
11 October 1997Off Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishingatNo injury, hooked shark bit their 4.8 m inflatable boatSoupfin sharkSobreviveu
21 July 1997Breezy Point, Ntlonyana, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingFatal4.5 m white sharkFatal
10 December 1996Duck Pond, Sardina Bay near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingElbow bittenWhite sharkSobreviveu
1 September 1996Hibberdene, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingNo injury provoked incidentWhite sharkSobreviveu
4 June 1996LaMercy, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingSurvived—Sobreviveu
28 May 1996The Steps, Wilderness, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingLeg bitten2.5 m [8.25'] white sharkSobreviveu
19 February 1995Kidd’s Beach, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingLacerations to lower leg & footRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
24 January 1995Isipingo, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal, right thigh bitten & femur exposed, shallow lacerations on right calf & left thigh & fingers laceratedTiger shark, 1.8 m [6']Fatal
1995—DivingReportedly lost lower right leg as result of shark biteShark involvement not confirmedSobreviveu
30 December 1994Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceBody boardingNo injury, board bitten5.5 m [18'] white sharkSobreviveu
25 November 1994Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingNo injuryRaggedtooth shark, 2.7 m [9']Sobreviveu
9 July 1994Nahoon Beach, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingFatal, leg severed4 m [13'] white sharkFatal
9 July 1994Nahoon Beach, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingButtock & leg bitten4 m [13'] white sharkSobreviveu
2 April 1994Arniston, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingFatal4.9 m white sharkFatal
27 February 1994Saxon Reef, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingSwim fin bitten3 m [10'] sharkSobreviveu
12 February 1994Beachview Holiday Resort, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLeg bitten3 m [10'] white sharkSobreviveu
30 January 1994Nahoon Beach, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceWindsurfingCalf bitten—Sobreviveu
3 January 1994Hibberdene, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFoot bitten1.3 m [4'3"] sharkSobreviveu
26 September 1993Danger Point, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingCalf lacerated3 m [10'] white sharkSobreviveu
30 July 1993Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingPuncture wounds on chest4 m [13'] white sharkSobreviveu
9 April 1992Nahoon, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingPunctures & lacerations on lower leg>2 m sharkSobreviveu
23 January 1992Isipingo, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingRight foot laceratedZambesi shark, 1.7 m [5.5']Sobreviveu
8 January 1992Sheffield Beach, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingLeft cheek laceratedPossibly a 1.5 m [5'] blacktip sharkSobreviveu
19 May 1991Gordon’s Bay, Western Cape ProvinceScuba divingNo injury, tank scratched by shark3.5 m [11.5'] female white shark named "Notchfin"Sobreviveu
12 February 1991Miller’s Point, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingFoot & swim fin bitten5.5 m [18'] white sharkSobreviveu
26 December 1990Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province—SurvivedQuestionable incidentSobreviveu
15 September 1990Oudekraal, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingRight hand lacerated5 m [16.5'] white sharkSobreviveu
24 June 1990Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceScuba diving (but on surface)Fatal, thigh bitten4.5 m [14'9"] white sharkFatal
13 May 1990Protea Reef, KwaZulu-NatalFishingNo injury to occupants, hooked shark freed itself, then rammed stern of boat provoked incident6 m, 600-kg sharkSobreviveu
6 May 1990Cintsa East, Eastern Cape ProvinceResting on surfboardThigh severely bitten5.5 m [18'] white shark, identified by tooth marksSobreviveu
14 April 1990Cape Recife, Eastern Cape ProvinceLying on surfboard & paddlingLeg bitten2.3 m [7.5'] white shark, identified by M. SmaleSobreviveu
Anos 1980 — 100 incidentes, 6 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
18 November 1989Melkbosstrand, Western Cape ProvinceFree diving & spearfishingFatalWhite sharkFatal
17 September 1989Smitswinkel, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFree divingChest laceratedWhite shark, identified by tooth patternSobreviveu
22 August 1989Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingMultiple injuries>3.4 m [11'] white sharkSobreviveu
20 July 1989Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingTorso bitten2.5 m [8.25'] white sharkSobreviveu
5 June 1989Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, board bitten3 m [10'] white sharkSobreviveu
3 June 1989Gonubie, Eastern Cape ProvinceFree divingForearm bitten2.5 m [8.25'] white sharkSobreviveu
19 February 1989Western Cape ProvinceFishingThigh lacerated & abraded provoked incident3 m [10'] gaffed sharkSobreviveu
15 February 1989Richards Bay, KwaZulu-NatalWindsurfingFoot bruised & minor lacerations—Sobreviveu
20 January 1989Isipingo, KwaZulu-NatalLifesaving drillThigh bitten—Sobreviveu
16 June 1988Sculphoek, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingLeft arm laceratedWhite sharkSobreviveu
10 April 1988La Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal—Arm washed ashore. scratch marks on the humerus indicated it had been bitten by a shark, but cause of death could not be determined.Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
16 March 1988Isipingo, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingLower left leg bitten, hand lacerated1.5 m to 2 m [5' to 6.75'] sharkSobreviveu
15 February 1988Brighton Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal—No injury to occupants, pontoon pucturedRaggedtooth shark, 2 mSobreviveu
14 February 1988Nahoon, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingAnkle bitten1 m "grey-colored" sharkSobreviveu
13 February 1988Mtunzini, KwaZulu-NatalLying atop surfboardLeg bitten, surgically amputatedZambezi shark (tooth fragments recovered)Sobreviveu
27 January 1988Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingMinor injury to legShark involvement not confirmedSobreviveu
6 January 1988Struisbaai, Western Cape ProvinceAttempting to lasso shark's tailFoot lacerated by hooked shark provoked incident1.5 m copper sharkSobreviveu
5 January 1988Great Brak River, Western Cape ProvinceReturning to shore, collided with sharkNo injury to occupants; shark ripped off fibreglass hull, swamping boat provoked incident6 m sharkSobreviveu
November 1987St. Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal—Possible drowning / scavengingShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
25 October 1987Richards Bay, KwaZulu-NatalBoogie boardingAbrasion to forearmQuestionable incidentSobreviveu
11 October 1987Seal Island, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingLeft thigh & calf laceratedWhite sharkSobreviveu
13 September 1987Still Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingTorso lacerated3.5 m [11.5'] white sharkSobreviveu
19 April 1987Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-NatalFishingSlipped off rocks & was treading water when he disappeared, body mutilated by shark/sShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
30 March 1987Muizenberg, Western Cape Province—No injury to occupants, boat holed by hooked shark provoked incident3 m white sharkSobreviveu
28 January 1987Eerste River, Eastern Cape ProvinceSpearfishingPuncture wounds to right hand>2.5 m [8.25'] white sharkSobreviveu
31 December 1986Agulhas Banks, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishing2 punctures in lower legRaggedtooth shark, 2.5 m [8.25']Sobreviveu
22 December 1986SAOU Strand, Western Cape ProvinceBody boardingFatal, legs bitten3 m [10'] white sharkFatal
4 December 1986Platbank, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingNo injury, no attack, 1.8 m copper shark made threat displaysInvalidSobreviveu
17 October 1986Umhlanga, KwaZulu-NatalNsb meshingMinor lacerations & puncture wounds to right leg from netted shark taken onboard skiboat provoked incidentRaggedtooth shark, 1.96 m, 140-kgSobreviveu
5 October 1986St. Michaels, KwaZulu-NatalRacing skiNo injury, ski bitten1.6 m sharkSobreviveu
10 August 1986Reef on seaward side of Geyser Island, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingNo injury, shark made threat display & impaled itself on spearInvalidSobreviveu
July 1986LaMercy, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingMinor lacerations on left hand1.2 m [4'] dusky sharkSobreviveu
15 March 1986North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterFoot bitten>1 m sharkSobreviveu
5 March 1986The Fence, King's Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, board struck by shark2 m [6.75'] sharkSobreviveu
18 February 1986East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, board bitten>2.4 m [8'] white sharkSobreviveu
17 February 1986Cape Recife, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, knocked off board—Sobreviveu
7 February 1986King's Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingLower leg laceratedRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
6 February 1986Arniston, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishing2 punctures in upper armRaggedtooth shark, 2 m [6.75']Sobreviveu
22 December 1985Garvies Beach, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingBoth surfers boards were bumped by sharks, moolman sustained abrasions on his arm and leg—Sobreviveu
24 October 1985East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceBody boardingLeft leg severely lacerated, superficial lacerations of right leg, board damaged2.5 m [8.25'] white sharkSobreviveu
8 September 1985T.O. Strand, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingProbable drowning / scavengingShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
8 May 1985Umdhloti, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingAfter diver shot shark attempting to take his catch, shark bit right arm & tore wetsuit provoked incident30-kg [66-lb] sharkSobreviveu
27 January 1985Struisbaai, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingRight knee, calf and ankle laceratedRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
18 January 1985Umzimkulu, KwaZulu-Natal—Probable drowning / scavengingShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
17 January 1985Umbogintwini, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingThigh & calf bitten3.5 m white shark, tooth fragments recoveredSobreviveu
4 January 1985Buffels Bay, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingMinor injury to torso3.5 m [11.5'] white sharkSobreviveu
January 1985Salt Rock, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingUpper right arm bitten after he shot the shark provoked incident1.5 m [5'] dusky sharkSobreviveu
8 November 1984Gonubie River Mouth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingWetsuit lacerated—Sobreviveu
22 July 1984Cape Point, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingFatal, but shark involvement prior to death could not be determinedShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedFatal
July 1984Sodwana, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingNo injury, shark hit swim finRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
15 June 1984Muizenberg, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, board bitten2.4 m [8'] white sharkSobreviveu
31 May 1984Arniston, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingSwim fin bitten—Sobreviveu
14 March 1984Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingNo injury, 8 pressure dings in surboard—Sobreviveu
10 March 1984Swartkops River mouth, Eastern Cape ProvinceRowingNo injury to occupant, shark seized oar and disappeared with it.2.5 m [8.25'] sharkSobreviveu
18 February 1984Paradise Beach, Jeffrey’s Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishingLeg lacerated by hooked shark provoked incidentRaggedtooth shark, 56-kg [123-lb]Sobreviveu
17 February 1984Shark tank at Oceanographic Research Insitute, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalScuba divingPunctures in wetsuit & left arm bruised by captive shark provoked incident1.5 m [5'] dusky sharkSobreviveu
12 February 1984St. George’s Strand, Eastern Cape Province—Human remains recovered, evidence of scavenging by shark/sShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
5 January 1984Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFoot bittenRaggedtooth shark, 1 mSobreviveu
4 January 1984Umlaas Canal, KwaZulu-Natal—Remains recovered 1-4-1984 showed evidence of defense wounds—Sobreviveu
22 December 1983Great Fish River, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingLeft calf, ankle & foot lacerated—Sobreviveu
21 December 1983Nahoon, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingShin laceratedRaggedtooth shark, >1 mSobreviveu
7 December 1983LaMercy, KwaZulu-Natal—Two feet found in 1.74 m, 115-kg zambesi shark, confirmed as a postmortem scavengingInvalidSobreviveu
10 November 1983Tongaat, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingProbable drowning and scavengingShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
20 August 1983Seal Island, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingInner thighs lacerated5 m [16.5'] white sharkSobreviveu
15 July 1983Seal Point, Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLeft arm injured by shark's tail as it swam beneath his board3 m to 4 m [10' to 13'] sharkSobreviveu
12 April 1983Bonza Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishingPuncture wounds to footRaggedtooth shark, 1.5 m [5'] (tooth fragment recovered)Sobreviveu
2 April 1983Mpande, KwaZulu-Natal—SurvivedQuestionable incidentSobreviveu
30 March 1983Scottburgh, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingRight calf lacerated1.8 m [6'] Zambezi sharkSobreviveu
22 March 1983Nahoon, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, board bittenBlacktip or spinner sharkSobreviveu
20 February 1983Mtunzini, KwaZulu-NatalPaddleskiingPuncture wounds to buttocks3 m [10'] sharkSobreviveu
15 January 1983Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal—FatalShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedFatal
10 January 1983Muizenberg, Western Cape ProvinceWindsurfingLeft foot lacerated—Sobreviveu
8 January 1983Holbaai, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingNo injury, rammed by sharkWhite sharkSobreviveu
30 September 1982Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, pressure ding on surfboard—Sobreviveu
30 September 1982Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, surfboard bittenBelieved to involve a 2.8 m [9'3"] white sharkSobreviveu
29 August 1982Langebaan, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingLeft knee, lower leg & foot bitten—Sobreviveu
31 July 1982Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalBoogie boardingNo injury, swim fin bittenInvalidSobreviveu
24 July 1982Nahoon, East London, Eastern Cape ProvincePaddleskiingNo injury, ski bitten2.4 m [8'] white shark, species identity confirmed by tooth fragmentSobreviveu
29 June 1982Ntlonyana Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingFatal2.4 m [8'] white shark, species identity confirmed by witnesses & tooth pattern in surfboardFatal
17 February 1982Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishingLeg bitten above ankle by hooked shark taken aboard skiboat provoked incident—Sobreviveu
29 January 1982Mpekeweni, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingRight shin & toe laceratedRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
19 October 1981Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceInspecting teeth of supposedly dead (hooked & shot) sharkHand lacerated provoked incident3.5 m [11.5'], 510-kg [1125-lb] hooked & shot white sharkSobreviveu
18 July 1981Nahoon, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfing7 lacerations to right footPossibly a 1.8 m [6'] Zambezi sharkSobreviveu
1 July 1981Clansthal, KwaZulu-NatalCatching sardinesLaceration to calf"gray shark"Sobreviveu
20 May 1981Nahoon, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingShark & board collided. no injury, but board was dentedRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
10 May 1981King’s Beach, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, board bittenRaggedtooth shark, 2.5 m [8.25']Sobreviveu
5 May 1981Ntlonyane Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLeft leg bitten, surgically amputatedTiger shark, 2.1 m [7']Sobreviveu
19 February 1981Umtentweni, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFoot laceratedJuvenile dusky or blacktip sharkSobreviveu
1 January 1981Widenham, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingProbable drowning & scavenging by 1.5 m tiger sharkShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
26 December 1980Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province—Probable drowning & scavengingShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
17 November 1980Mnini, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingProbable drowning & scavengingShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
15 May 1980Fuller’s Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, board bitten1.8 m [6'] sharkSobreviveu
29 March 1980Umdhloti, KwaZulu-NatalFree divingFatalTiger sharkFatal
11 March 1980Velddrif, Western Cape ProvinceFishingLeg lacerated by netted shark provoked incident1.5 m [5'] hammerhead sharkSobreviveu
31 January 1980Ballito, KwaZulu-NatalBody boardingBoth hands & heel of left foot lacerated, right foot severed2.8 m [9'3"] white sharkSobreviveu
15 January 1980Anstey’s, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingNo injury, rammed & catapulted from the water by shark after he shot at it & missed provoked incident2 m [6'9"] Zambesi sharkSobreviveu
13 January 1980Sardinia Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingAbrasionHammerhead sharkSobreviveu
10 January 1980King’s Beach, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimming3 small punctures on armRaggedtooth shark, 2 m [6'9"]Sobreviveu
1980Nahoon, Eastern Cape ProvincePaddleskiingNo injury, paddleski bitten3.5 m [11.5'] sharkSobreviveu
1980Bonza Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSpearfishingNo injury; 2 m shark made threat display and impaled itself on spearInvalidSobreviveu
Anos 1970 — 68 incidentes, 6 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
21 December 1979Kenton-on-Sea, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingShin lacerated—Sobreviveu
12 November 1979Macassar, Western Cape ProvinceShark fishingNo injury to occupants; hooked shark tore out part of transom, bit skeg of motor and snapped the steel trace provoked incidentWhite shark, 5 mSobreviveu
22 October 1979Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishingBitten below right knee by hooked shark pulled onboard skiboat provoked incidentRaggedtooth shark, 50-kg [110-lb], 2 m [6.75'] gaffedSobreviveu
5 May 1979Hangklip, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingShark rammed diver after he shot it in the head provoked incidentWhite shark, 2.5 m [8.25']Sobreviveu
3 May 1979Mbibi, KwaZulu-NatalScuba divingFatal (presumed), pieces of shark-bitten wetsuit washed ashore but no body was recovered—Fatal
1 March 1979Seal Island, Western Cape Province—No injury—Sobreviveu
21 February 1979Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfing, collided with sharkPunctures on left thigh1.5 m to 2 m [5' to 6.75'] sharkSobreviveu
12 December 1978Sodwana, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingFatal, legs bittenWhite shark, 2.3 m [7.5'], tooth fragment recoveredFatal
21 October 1978Fishing camp, St. Lucia Estuary, KwaZulu-NatalFishingFatal or scavenging by 3 m tiger shark (may have involved foul play)Shark involvement prior to death was not confirmedFatal
27 September 1978Miller's Point, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingNo injury, shark took his catch, then towed & pushed diver through the waterWhite shark, 3.7 m [12']Sobreviveu
5 March 1978Gulu Deep, East London, Eastern Cape Province—No injury to occupants; shark rammed boat 4 times, bit engine & cracked the hull—Sobreviveu
28 February 1978Seal Island, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for mackerelShark jumped in boat, but no injury to occupants270 kg sharkSobreviveu
19 February 1978Miller's Point, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceDivingNo injury, rammed by sharkWhite sharkSobreviveu
7 January 1978Glenashley, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingLeft leg, ankle & foot bittenThought to involve a blacktip sharkSobreviveu
6 January 1978Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-Natal—Human head recovered from 3 m [10'] tiger shark’s gut, probable drowning / scavengingShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
19 December 1977Qolera River, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingBoth legs bitten, 2 days later gangrene necessitated surgical amputation of left leg at mid-thighTiger shark, 3 m [10']Sobreviveu
December 1977Macassar, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for bottom fishNo injury to occupant: shark bit boat's port chine3 m [10'] white shark (Tooth recovered from boat)Sobreviveu
12 November 1977Klein River Lagoon, Western Cape ProvinceStandingShark lacerated his hand when he grabbed it by the tail provoked incident1.5 to 2 m [5' to 6.75'] sharkSobreviveu
30 October 1977Bluegums Rock, Partridge Point, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingNo injury, shark bit speargun & pushed diver through the waterWhite shark, 5 m [16.5']Sobreviveu
19 August 1977Off Macassar Beach, Western Cape ProvinceFishingShark leapt into boat, pinning mamacos beneath and fracturing his pelvis, then trashed the boat rendering it inoperableWhite sharkSobreviveu
26 May 197713 km off Knysna, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for yellowtailLombard's thigh was lacerated by shark that leapt into boatMako shark, 2.3 m, 150-kgSobreviveu
17 March 1977Lappiesbaai Beach, Stilbaai, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingRight foot bitten—Sobreviveu
27 November 1976Clifton, Western Cape ProvinceThrashing the water / imitating the shark victim from "jaws"Torso bittenWhite shark, 3 m [10'] kSobreviveu
23 November 1976Warner Beach, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingLaceration to footQuestionable incidentSobreviveu
November 1976Macassar, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for white sharkNo injury to occupants. hooked shark bit boat's transom, provoked incidentWhite shark, 4.8 mSobreviveu
27 October 1976Gordon’s Bay, Western Cape ProvinceBoatNo injury to occupants, shark leapt on bow of boatWhite sharkSobreviveu
6 October 1976Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLeft thigh laceratedWhite shark, 3.5 m [11.5'], species identity confirmed by tooth fragmentSobreviveu
2 May 197640 km off Cape Point, Western Cape ProvinceCompeting in a light tackle game fishingShark following hooked fish, rammed & holed boatMako shark, 180-kg [397-lb]Sobreviveu
12 March 1976Robberg Point, Western Cape ProvinceFishingNo injury to occupants, shark buckled prop shaftWhale sharkSobreviveu
9 March 19762 km from Macassar, False Bay, Western Cape Province—Shark breached hull of boatWhite shark named “Spotty”Sobreviveu
2 March 19762 km from Macassar, False Bay, Western Cape Province—Shark leapt into boat, hitting fanie schoeman on his back before sliding into the seaWhite shark named “Spotty”Sobreviveu
3 February 1976False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceShark watchingNo injury to occupants, shark rammed bow, driving its head into the hull2.5 m [8.25'] white sharkSobreviveu
13 January 1976Hartenbos, Western Cape ProvinceShark fishingNo injury to occupants, after shark was harpooned & shot, it holed the boat provoked incident4 m [13'] sharkSobreviveu
11 January 1976Kalk Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for snoek & yellowtailHooked shark leapt onboard & into fish well, which it smashed provoked incidentWhite shark, 3 m [10']Sobreviveu
19 November 1975South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalStandingLeft foot laceratedJuvenile dusky sharkSobreviveu
September 1975Richards Bay, KwaZulu-NatalPaddleskiingRight foot & ankle lacerated1.2 m [4'] sharkSobreviveu
17 August 1975Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingLeft leg & surfboard bittenWhite shark, 2.4 m [8']Sobreviveu
18 April 1975Durban, KwaZulu-Natal—Probable drowning / scavengingShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
5 April 1975Millers Point, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishing competitionNo injury, rammed by sharkWhite shark, 600-kg [1323-lb]Sobreviveu
29 March 1975Tongaat, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingProbable drowning / scavenging by a white sharkShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
9 March 1975Boggomsbaai, Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceAttempting to drag hooked shark ashore by its tailLeft leg bitten provoked incident1.5 m [5'] sharkSobreviveu
23 February 1975Inyoni Rocks, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingFoot severed1.5 m [5'] sharkSobreviveu
14 February 1975Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province—Shark bit rudder & hullMako shark, 3 m [10']Sobreviveu
1 February 1975Beespens, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishingFoot bitten by shark he was gaffing provoked incidentCopper shark, 50-kg [110-b]Sobreviveu
20 April 1974Arniston, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingLeft knee laceratedRaggedtooth shark, 1.5 m [5']Sobreviveu
14 April 1974Glengariff, Eastern Cape ProvinceStandingLower right leg lacerated—Sobreviveu
4 April 1974Inyoni Rocks, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingRight foot laceratedJuvenile dusky sharkSobreviveu
21 March 1974Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalSurfingNo injury, surfboard bitten1.8 m [6'] sharkSobreviveu
March 1974Macassar, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for kobNo injury to occupant, shark holed boatWhite sharkSobreviveu
13 February 1974Inyoni Rocks, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingRight calf removed, leg surgically amputated below the knee—Sobreviveu
13 February 1974Inyoni Rocks, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingRight shin lacerated—Sobreviveu
February 1974Macassar, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for red fishNo injury to occupant, but a shark chasing a hooked fish holed his boat above the waterline5 m white sharkSobreviveu
13 January 1974Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-NatalSitting2 minor lacerations in footRaggedtooth shark, 1 mSobreviveu
7 January 1974Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingKnee & calf lacerated2 m to 2.5 m [6.75' to 8.25'] sharkSobreviveu
Early Feb-1974Macassar, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for kobNo injury, shark leapt into boat & bit one of the boat's seatsWhite sharkSobreviveu
29 September 1973Mission Rocks, KwaZulu-NatalBeing pulled to shore from wreck of 25-ton fishing vessel alan sFatal, thigh bitten—Fatal
March 1973Scottburgh, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingHip bruised2 m shark, possibly a dusky or blacktip sharkSobreviveu
21 January 1973Durban, KwaZulu-NatalFishing from paddleskiHooked & gaffed shark bit his right elbow provoked incident1 m sharkSobreviveu
1973Queensberry Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSurfingNo injury, surboard flung into air & dented—Sobreviveu
31 December 1972Millers Point, Western Cape ProvinceTreading waterLower left leg & foot bitten—Sobreviveu
24 December 1972Hartenbos, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingNo injury, swim fin bittenWhite shark, > 3 m [10']Sobreviveu
1 January 1972St. George’s Strand, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal, coroner's verdict: "death presumably through shark attack & drowning"—Fatal
1 January 1972Kosi Bay, KwaZulu-NatalSitting in shallowsFoot bittenZambesi sharkSobreviveu
16 December 1971Fish Hoek, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingRight forearm bittenWhite shark, 3 m [10']rkSobreviveu
14 October 1971North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingWrist & hand lacerated1.5 m to 2 m sharkSobreviveu
30 June 1971Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingLeg & surfboard bittenWhite shark, 3 m [10'], species identity confirmed by witnesses & tooth pattern in leg & boardSobreviveu
11 April 1971Buffels Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal, multiple bitesWhite shark according to tooth pattern and witnessesFatal
15 June 1970Shark tank, Oceanographic Research Institute, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalScuba diving2 cm laceration on knee provoked incidentRaggedtooth shark, 2 m [6'9"], 5-year-old, captive femaleSobreviveu
Anos 1960 — 70 incidentes, 9 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
29 December 1968Port St. John's, KwaZulu-NatalFreedivingNo injuryQuestionable incidentSobreviveu
2 December 1968Bluff, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingNo injury, left elbow & torso bumped by sharks2 scalloped hammerhead sharks, 1.5 m & 1.8 m [5' & 6']Sobreviveu
December 1968KwaZulu-Natal—No injuryQuestionable incidentSobreviveu
6 November 1968Ramsgate, KwaZulu-NatalFishingShark leapt into boat, landed on hlope's back, then bit his left forearm90-kg "blackfin" sharkSobreviveu
25 March 1968Richards Bay, KwaZulu-NatalWading & pushing dinghy toward the shallowsLeft thigh lacerated1.5 m to 1.8m [5' to 6'] sharkSobreviveu
30 December 1967Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSurfingRight ankle & foot bitten1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] sharkSobreviveu
November 1967Brighton Beach, KwaZulu-Natal—Bones and brightly colored bangles recovered 3.35 m, 145.5-kg tiger shark’s gutShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
19 March 1967Paradise Reef, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingPunctures in right buttock & thigh, abrasion on right forearmWhite shark, 3 m [10']Sobreviveu
27 January 1967Melkbosstrand, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for rock lobsterHoled & sank boat, 1 man flung into water but ignored by the sharkWhite shark or thresher sharkSobreviveu
22 January 1967Whittle Rock False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishing competitionNo injury, shark bit support boat, removing pieces of wood after gerricke shot it provoked incident2.1 m [7'] sandtiger sharkSobreviveu
3 January 1967Keiskamma River mouth, Eastern Cape ProvinceCrossing river on a raftFatal, leg severed—Fatal
27 August 1966Durban, KwaZulu-NatalNetting sharksNo attack, no injury to occupant: a 400-lb grey shark bit nets in the waterInvalidSobreviveu
29 January 1966Strandfontein Beach, Western Cape ProvinceHelping men land a sharkLeft leg lacerated by hooked shark provoked incidentCopper sharkSobreviveu
11 January 1966Riet River, Eastern Cape ProvinceStandingRight calf lacerated1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] Zambesi sharkSobreviveu
9 January 1966Umkomaas, KwaZulu-NatalBody surfingLower legs bitten1.8 m to 2 m [6' to 6'9"] sharkSobreviveu
14 February 1965Amatikulu, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterAbdomen, buttock, thigh, arm & hand bitten1.8 m [6'], 136-kg [300-lb] sharkSobreviveu
23 January 1965Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalPaddling rescue skiNo injury, ski bittenWhite shark, 3.7 m [12']Sobreviveu
16 January 1965Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalBody surfingRight thigh punctured—Sobreviveu
Ca. 1965Pollock Beach, Eastern Cape ProvinceBatherNo detailsQuestionable incidentSobreviveu
25 December 1964Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingHand, ankle & calf laceratedRaggedtooth sharkSobreviveu
31 October 1964Umkomaas, KwaZulu-NatalSurf fishingRight leg bitten while attempting to gaff hooked shark provoked incident—Sobreviveu
16 July 1964Island Rock, KwaZulu-NatalSearching for remains of dr. maraisNo injury, shark charged & impaled itself on spearZambesi sharkSobreviveu
10 July 1964Island Rock, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingFatal—Fatal
2 June 1964Port Edward, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingSkeletonized, except for head & feet. possibly a drowning / scavengingShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
23 January 1964Nahoon, Eastern Cape ProvinceBody surfingHeel & ankle bitten—Sobreviveu
22 January 1964Nahoon, Eastern Cape ProvinceStandingHeel bitten—Sobreviveu
21 January 196420 m from shore at Strand, Western Cape ProvinceShark watchingNo injury to occupants, shark holed boatWhite shark, 3.6 m [11'9"]Sobreviveu
1 January 1964Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceDiving for sinkersLacerations and puncture wounds in right arm2.1 m to 2.4 m [7' to 8'] sharkSobreviveu
29 December 1963Catfish Rock, between Salt Rock & Shaka’s Rock, KwaZulu-NatalStandingRight hand & foot severed, thigh & buttock laceratedZambesi shark, 1.8 m [6']Sobreviveu
26 December 1963Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingLower leg bitten & foot severed, leg surgically amputated below knee1.8 m [6'] sharkSobreviveu
25 December 1963Gonubie River Mouth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal, shoulders, arms, abdomen & foot bitten—Fatal
22 December 1963Next to West Street groyne, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalHelping friend land hooked sharkFoot lacerated provoked incidentDusky shark, 1 mSobreviveu
20 December 1963Hartenbos, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishingFoot laceratedWhite shark, 1.7 m [5.5']Sobreviveu
20 December 1963Umvoti, KwaZulu-NatalSplashing in surfFatal, arm severed, leg bitten300- to 400-lb Zambesi sharkFatal
17 April 1963Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingButtock bitten—Sobreviveu
22 January 1963False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishingNo injury to occupant, shark leapt inside boat193-lb sharkSobreviveu
12 January 1963Humewood, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishingFoot bitten by shark hooked & taken on boat provoked incident<1.5 m sharkSobreviveu
11 January 1963Peace Cottage, Umdhloti, KwaZulu-NatalFree diving, hunting crayfishLacerations & punctures on left forearm1 m sharkSobreviveu
6 January 1963Selection Reef, Umdhloti, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingLacerations to right armZambesi shark, 2 m [6'9"]Sobreviveu
30 December 1962Shark tank at Oceanographic Research Institute, KwaZulu-NatalScuba divingCaptive shark bit air hose & minor lacerations on diver's cheek provoked incidentDusky shark, 1 mSobreviveu
December 1962Swartklip, Western Cape ProvinceFishingNo injury to occupants, shark jumped onboard, knocking 2 anglers onto the deck2 m [6'9"], 87.5-kg [193-lb] sharkSobreviveu
28 October 1962Paradise Reef, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingArm lacerated (minor injury)—Sobreviveu
23 August 1962Robbesteen, Western Cape ProvinceFishingNo injury to occupants, shark hit boat, lifting it from the water, bit & dented propeller4.3 m [14'] sharkSobreviveu
21 June 1962Millers Point, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceOn a "shark hunt"No injury to occupants, shark charged boat, then 2 more sharks hit boat, oar grabbed, boat finally drifted ashore at 02h002.7 m to 3 m [9' to 10'] sharksSobreviveu
7 April 1962Umhlali, KwaZulu-NatalWadingLeft ankle & foot bittenZambesi shark, 1.2 m [4']Sobreviveu
5 April 1962East London, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishingHooked shark bit boat provoked incident4.9 m [16']sharkSobreviveu
7 February 1962Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal, calf bitten twice—Fatal
5 February 1962Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterFatal, tissue removed from thigh, femoral artery severedWhite shark, 3 mFatal
18 January 1962Margate, KwaZulu-NatalFishing, slipped on rocks & fell into seaPossible drowning / post mortem scavenging by zambesi sharkShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
6 January 19626 km off Groot Brak River, Western Cape ProvinceFishingShark rammed boat 5 times & holed it—Sobreviveu
Before 1962Murray Bay, Robben Island, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal, body not recovered—Fatal
28 December 1961Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterLower right leg & ankle bittenZambesi sharkSobreviveu
17 April 1961Port Elizabeth Oceanarium, Eastern Cape ProvinceDivingShark bit swimfin after diver kicked shark provoked incident2 m "yellow belly" captive shark. Shark destroyed by aquarium staff next daySobreviveu
7 March 1961St. Lucia, KwaZulu-NatalFishingLanded shark in boat bit his left leg provoked incidentZambesi shark, 4'9"Sobreviveu
12 February 1961Sea Point, Western Cape ProvinceSpearfishing, shark grabbed his white t-shirt and towed himTorso bruised & abraded1.5 m [5'] sharkSobreviveu
1 February 1961Nahoon, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal, multiple injuries to both legs, feet & left arm2.1 m [7'], 90-kg mako sharkFatal
25 January 1961Frikkies Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for kobNo injury to occupants, shark took a gaffed fish they were bringing aboard & hit their boat4.6 m [15'] sharkSobreviveu
22 January 1961Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingLeft thigh bittenWhite sharkSobreviveu
6 January 1961Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-NatalStandingRight foot, leg and hand bittenWhite shark, based on bite patternSobreviveu
3 January 1961Strandfontein, Western Cape ProvinceStandingLower left leg bitten, abrasions on back of right leg—Sobreviveu
3 January 1961Palm Beach, KwaZulu-Natal—Human remains (patella & remnants of black swim suit) found in 147-kg raggedtooth sharkShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
24 December 1960Margate, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal, legs severedWhite shark, 3 m [10'], tooth fragment from wounds identified as that of a white sharkFatal
November 19605 km from Gordon’s Bay, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceHand lining for shadNo injury to occupants, shark bit 45 cm hole in hullWhite shark (tooth fragments recovered from hull of boat)Sobreviveu
24 October 1960Jacobs Bay Reef, Saldanha Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for rock lobstersNo injury to occupants, shark rammed & bit boatWhite shark, 3.7 m to 4.6 m [12' to 15']Sobreviveu
October 1960False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishingShark rammed boat, breaching its hullWhite shark, 18 mm tooth fragment recovered from the hullSobreviveu
30 April 1960Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterMultiple major injuriesWhite shark, 2.1 m [7'] based on tooth patternSobreviveu
20 April 1960Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishingGaffed shark bit his ankle provoked incidentRaggedtooth shark, 100-lbSobreviveu
April 1960Saldanha Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishingShark rammed boat & bit transomWhite shark (tooth fragments recovered)Sobreviveu
1 January 1960Muizenberg, Western Cape ProvinceStanding, watching seine nettersLeft leg bitten by shark that escaped net provoked incident—Sobreviveu
Ca. 1960Kei River Mouth, Eastern Cape ProvinceWadingHeel lacerated, hand lacerated & abraded2.1 m [7'] sharkSobreviveu
Anos 1950 — 38 incidentes, 12 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
15 November 1959Swartklip, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishing for tunnyR. roberts' leg was bruised when shark leapt into boatThresher shark, 3.7 m [12']Sobreviveu
30 May 1959Bird Island, Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSpearfishingNo injury, diver shot shark & it bit his speargun provoked incidentWhite shark, 2.7 m [9'], 280-lbSobreviveu
9 April 1959Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishing2 toes bitten off—Sobreviveu
1 February 1959Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterLeg severed below knee1.8 to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] sharkSobreviveu
15 January 1959Melkbaai, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingThigh & both wrists laceratedWhite shark, 1.8 m to 2.1 m [6' to 7'] according to Shreuder and a witnessSobreviveu
23 December 1958Melkbaai, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal—Fatal
14 November 1958False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishingNo injury, shark leapt at himQuestionable incidentSobreviveu
2 June 1958King Reef off Park Rynie, KwaZulu-NatalSpearfishingInjuries not caused by sharksInvalidSobreviveu
5 April 1958Uvongo, KwaZulu-NatalPaddling in knee-deep waterFatal3 m [10'] sharkFatal
3 April 1958Port Edward, KwaZulu-NatalSwimming with gogglesFatal, arm severed above elbow, abdomen & leg bitten3 m [10'] sharkFatal
9 January 1958Scotburgh, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatalWhite sharkFatal
1958Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishing (trolling)No injury to occupants; shark bit propellerWhite sharkSobreviveu
Circa 1958MaKakatana River, KwaZulu-NatalFishing, walking in river to castFatal, right leg severed above knee—Fatal
30 December 1957Margate, KwaZulu-NatalStandingLeft arm severed, torso bitten, thigh lacerated, many abrasions1.8 m [6'] sharkSobreviveu
26 December 1957Splash Rock, Port Edward, KwaZulu-NatalSkindivingLacerations on head & neck—Sobreviveu
23 December 1957Margate, KwaZulu-NatalFloatingFatal, right arm broken & stripped of flesh, left hand severed above wrist, lower abdomen, buttocks & thigh bitten>3 m [10'] sharkFatal
20 December 1957Uvongo, KwaZulu-NatalStandingFatal, multiple, severe injuries—Fatal
18 December 1957Karridene, KwaZulu-NatalBody surfingLeft leg severed at knee, part of left thigh removed—Sobreviveu
5 January 1957Umgeni River Mouth, KwaZulu-NatalWadingFatal—Fatal
27 October 1956Glencairn, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFree diving for sinkersRight heel lacerated & swim fin removed by sharkWhite shark, according to witnessesSobreviveu
1 August 1956Chain Rocks, Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalFree diving for crayfishNo injury, right swim fin bitten—Sobreviveu
26 May 1956Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishingNo injury, sharks bit propellers, etcWhite sharkSobreviveu
15 January 1955A ford known as Brodies Coffin in St. Lucia Bay, KwaZulu-NatalCrossing the bay at the fordFatal, leg bitten—Fatal
4 December 1954Rocket Hut Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingShallow lacerations on torsoReported as a shark bite but toothmarks appear to be those of a dolphinSobreviveu
8 February 1954Muizenberg, Western Cape ProvinceBody boardingRight ankle laceratedWhite shark, 1.5 m [5'] kSobreviveu
30 December 1953Second Beach, Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingLeft calf laceratedSaid to involve a >4 m [13'] sharkSobreviveu
22 December 1953Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingLacerations to arm—Sobreviveu
6 August 1952Nelson’s Rock, Eastern Cape Province—Possibly drowned, remains recovered days later in gut of 113-kg [249-lb] female zambesi sharkShark involvement prior to death was not confirmedSobreviveu
29 November 1951South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingThigh bruised & abradedWhite shark, 1.8 m [6']Sobreviveu
28 November 1951Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterLeg severed below knee, defense wounds on handWhite shark, 2.4 m [8']Sobreviveu
15 March 1951South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalBody surfingLeft foot lacerated—Sobreviveu
19 February 1951Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape ProvinceBody surfingLeg bitten, defense wounds on hands136-kg [300-lb] sharkSobreviveu
21 January 1951Native Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal, right thigh bitten, leg severed at knee—Fatal
24 May 1950Port Edward, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterLeft foot bitten—Sobreviveu
9 April 1950Off Port Elizabeth breakwater, Eastern Cape ProvinceFishing, sitting in stern of small boat, feet dangling in the waterShark bit foot, removing 2 toes2.13 m sharkSobreviveu
26 March 1950Off bank of Ntshala River, Morgan Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceWadingAnkle & foot lacerated, defense wounds on hand1.5 m to 1.8 m [5' to 6'] “spear-eye” sharkSobreviveu
8 March 1950North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalLifesaving drillFatal—Fatal
11 February 1950South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalBody surfingFatal, body not recoveredWhite shark, 3.7 m [12'] according to witnessesFatal
Anos 1940 — 40 incidentes, 12 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
10 April 1948Gansbaai, Western Cape ProvinceBringing hooked, harpooned shark onboard boatGroenwald's arm lacerated by the shark provoked incident—Sobreviveu
1948False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishingNo injury to occupants, boat holed by shark—Sobreviveu
15 December 1947Durban, KwaZulu-Natal—Human remains, possibly one of the crew of the wrecked fishing boat john bull. found in 277-kg tiger shark.Shark involvement prior to death not confirmedSobreviveu
15 July 1947North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingRight thigh lacerated—Sobreviveu
20 April 1947Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterAnkle & shin lacerated1.5 m, 45-kg sharkSobreviveu
11 April 1947Rocket Hut Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalBody surfingThigh severely lacerated, shin & calf lacerated—Sobreviveu
12 March 1947Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalWadingHip abraded, right calf severely lacerated—Sobreviveu
9 March 1947Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterLacerations on buttock & right footBlacktip shark, 2 m [6.75']Sobreviveu
5 January 1947Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterFlexed left leg lacerated>1.6 m sharkSobreviveu
16 February 1946South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterRight arm severely lacerated—Sobreviveu
10 February 1946Battery Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFlexed right knee bitten—Sobreviveu
24 January 1946Battery Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterKnee & calf lacerated—Sobreviveu
24 January 1946Battery Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFoot severely lacerated—Sobreviveu
7 January 1946False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceJumping in swellsFoot bitten1.5 m [5'] sharkSobreviveu
1 January 1946Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceBody surfingCalf lacerated—Sobreviveu
1946Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province—No injury to occupants, shark struck boats+k1581—Sobreviveu
1946Table Bay, Western Cape Province—Shark holed and sank boat, occupants rescued—Sobreviveu
6 March 1945Scottburgh, KwaZulu-NatalWalkingRight leg bitten knee to foot, surgically amputatedThought to involve a Zambesi sharkSobreviveu
20 August 1944Margate, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal, body not recovered—Fatal
26 March 1944Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterLeft thigh bitten—Sobreviveu
26 March 1944North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalStandingFatal, left thigh & calf bitten—Fatal
14 March 1944Country Club Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterAnkle severely lacerated—Sobreviveu
27 February 1944False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceTreading waterFoot & ankle lacerated2.1 m [7'] sharkSobreviveu
20 January 1944North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalBody surfingFatal, right thigh lacerated, femoral artery severed—Fatal
4 January 1944North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal, leg bitten knee to ankle & posterior tibial artery severed; died of toxemia 2 days later—Fatal
12 December 1943Inyoni Rocks, Amazimtoti, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterFatal, abdomen, buttock & thigh lacerated—Fatal
21 November 1943Kei River Mouth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimming with boardRight foot lacerated—Sobreviveu
21 March 1943North Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal, thigh lacerated, both calves bitten—Fatal
28 November 194250 km off St. Lucia, KwaZulu-NatalU-177 torpedoed & sank the troopship nova scotia192 survived, but 750 perished. many were taken by sharks, including levine1.8 m to 2.4 m [6' to 8'] sharks, most were oceanic whitetip sharksSobreviveu
25 November 1942Umkomaas, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingCalf bitten, leg surgically amputated—Sobreviveu
1 November 1942Clifton, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal, body not recoveredWhite shark, 4.5 m to 6 m [14'9" to 20'] according to witnessesFatal
1942Simon’s Bay, Western Cape Province—No injury to occupants, boat rammed by shark—Sobreviveu
1942Simon's Bay, Western Cape Province—No injurySaid to involve a 6.5 m [21.5'] sharkSobreviveu
20 December 1940Inyoni Rocks, South Coast, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal, multiple injuries to legs & buttocks—Fatal
31 March 1940Danger Pool, Winkelspruit, South Coast, KwaZulu-NatalTreading waterFatal, right thigh & calf bittenWhite shark, species identity confirmed by tooth patternFatal
22 February 1940Inyoni Rocks, South Coast, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal, left thigh & knee bittenWhite shark, 160-kg [353-lb], identity confirmed by tooth patternFatal
7 January 1940Warner Beach, South Coast, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal, leg & thigh bitten2.4 m [8'] sharkFatal
1940Kidd's Beach, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingNo detailsQuestionable incidentSobreviveu
1940Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal—FatalQuestionable incidentFatal
1940Kowie River Mouth, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceStanding in water with child in her armsLeg bittenQuestionable incidentSobreviveu
Anos 1930 — 11 incidentes, 2 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
18 January 1938Vetch’s Pier, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalWatching seine netters with friends, one of whom picked up a netted sharkLeg bitten provoked incident—Sobreviveu
1938Bilanhlolo River Mouth, Ramsgate, KwaZulu-NatalSwimming"mauled"—Sobreviveu
July 1936Cape Point, Western Cape ProvinceFishing, catching snoek, thyrsites atunShark leapt onboard & into fishwell, tossing a crew member, pepino, in the sea—Sobreviveu
19 May 1935North Pier, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalPut foot inside a landed & supposedly dead sharkFoot bitten, required 1 week hospitalization provoked incidentWhite shark, 246-kgSobreviveu
25 March 1935North Pier, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalPut foot inside mouth of supposedly dead sharkInjury to foot provoked incident—Sobreviveu
1 April 1934Granny’s Pool, Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal—Fatal
1 April 1934Danger Pool, Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingRight thigh lacerated—Sobreviveu
1932Kowie River Mouth, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape ProvinceCollecting fish by lamplight in gullyRight shin, calf and sole of foot laceratedRaggedtooth shark, 1.2 m to 1.5 m [4' to 5']Sobreviveu
8 April 1930Bashee River, Eastern Cape Province—Remains of drowning victim recovered from 250-lb female "blue fin" sharkShark involvement prior to death unconfirmedSobreviveu
16 January 1930Melkbaai, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingTorso & arm bittenWhite shark, 4.5 m [14'9"], identity confirmed by witness & tooth patternSobreviveu
1930North End Beach, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal—Fatal
Anos 1920 — 14 incidentes, 4 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
2 January 1928Salt Vlei, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province—Leg lacerated—Sobreviveu
January 1928Kei River mouth, Eastern Cape ProvinceBody surfingFoot bitten1.2 m [4'] sharkSobreviveu
1928Tugela River Mouth, KwaZulu-NatalStandingTissue of right thigh removed to the bone, both thumbs & some fingers severed—Sobreviveu
28 December 1927Little Brak River, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal, leg bittenWhite shark, 4.4 m [14.5'] .Fatal
20 January 1927Kidd’s Beach, Eastern Cape ProvinceBody surfingBoth thighs laceratedRaggedtooth shark, 1.5 m [5']Sobreviveu
26 January 1926Hamburg, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingThigh lacerated"a blue shark"Sobreviveu
1926Mossel Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSwimming to mail boatNo details—Sobreviveu
29 January 1924South Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal—Fatal
25 January 1924St. George’s Strand, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFoot lacerated—Sobreviveu
6 May 1922Simon’s Town, False Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingAbdomen & thigh bittenWhite shark, 12', identity confirmed by tooth fragment, witness and photograph of captured sharkSobreviveu
Before 1921Durban, KwaZulu-NatalCrew swimming alongside their anchored shipFatal—Fatal
Before 1921Durban, KwaZulu-Natal4 men were bathingFatal—Fatal
3 February 1920Zwartkops River, Eastern Cape ProvinceFloating face downAbdomen bitten—Sobreviveu
1920Tugela River, KwaZulu-NatalSplashingThigh & buttocks bitten. not known if he survived.—Sobreviveu
Anos 1910 — 5 incidentes, 3 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
1914Durban, KwaZulu-Natal—No details—Sobreviveu
19 July 1913Durban, KwaZulu-NatalWadingFatal, leg stripped of flesh—Fatal
4 May 1912Durban, KwaZulu-Natal—Sem detalhes registadosShark involvement prior to death unconfirmedSobreviveu
9 May 1911Victoria Bay, Western Cape ProvinceBathingFatal, partial remains recovered—Fatal
1 May 1911Victoria Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal—Fatal
Anos 1900 — 12 incidentes, 7 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
26 June 1909Cape Town, Western Cape Province—Remains of soldier in uniform. probable drowning & scavenging18-foot sharkSobreviveu
6 March 1909Possession Island, South Atlantic OceanWreck of the 1308-ton norwegian ship aucklandFatal—Fatal
31 December 1908Stilbaai, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal—Fatal
20 January 1906Battery Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalWashing horsesFatal, hips & thigh bitten1.8 m to 2.7 m [6' to 9'] sharkFatal
31 December 1905Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalFloating or standingFatal, left torso, buttocks, thigh & foot bitten2.4 m [8'] sharkFatal
6 April 1905Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimmingFatal, thigh bitten, femoral artery severed—Fatal
April 1902Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingProbable drowning & scavengingQuestionableSobreviveu
19 January 1902Durban, KwaZulu-Natal—Possible drowning & scavenging. remains were recovered from a 15' shark's gutQuestionableSobreviveu
30 July 1901Windmill Beach, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingRight leg bitten & foot severed, right arm bitten, bones fractured & nearly severed fatalWhite sharkFatal
14 November 1900Three Anchor Bay, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal, legs severed—Fatal
27 October 1900Woodstock Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingProbable drowning & scavengingQuestionableSobreviveu
Ca. 1900Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingLeg severed—Sobreviveu
Anos 1890 — 6 incidentes, 4 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
1899Durban, KwaZulu-NatalDangling feet in the waterFoot severed—Sobreviveu
21 July 1897Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalWading after stray fish from seine netter’s catchFatal—Fatal
29 April 1895Mzimvubu River, Eastern Cape Province"crossing the river"Fatal, right arm lacerated—Fatal
25 June 1894Simons Town, Western Cape ProvinceSwimming after harpooned whale capsized boatFatal—Fatal
14 May 1890Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province—Forensic evidence indicated death resulted from drowning, his body was subsequently scavenged by a sharkInvalidSobreviveu
Ca. 1890Cape Vidal, KwaZulu-NatalBathingFatal, leg bitten, foot partly severed—Fatal
Anos 1880 — 7 incidentes, 4 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
February 1888Mzimvubu River mouth, Eastern Cape ProvinceCrossing the river mouthFatal—Fatal
8 February 1887Blaauwberg, Western Cape Province—Harpooned shark, bit boat, causing it to ship water. boat reached shore in sinking condition provoked incident4.7 m [15.5'] sharkSobreviveu
12 January 1887Mzimvubu River, 9.6 km from the sea, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal, flesh removed hip to knee, calf & heel bitten—Fatal
28 January 1886South Jetty, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceDiving off jettyChest & buttocks bitten, left leg severed at knee—Sobreviveu
1 January 1886Groot River, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal. partial remains washed ashore the next day—Fatal
28 March 1885Kokstad District, KwaZulu-NatalFishingNo injury to occupant, rammed oar in shark's mouth and it bit the oar3 m [10'] sharkSobreviveu
16 January 1884South Jetty, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal—Fatal
Anos 1870 — 3 incidentes, 1 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
13 February 1878Olifantbos Point, Western Cape ProvinceWreck of the union steamship company 982-ton iron steamer kafirFatal, shark removed large part of his hip—Fatal
4 January 1877Durban, KwaZulu-NatalBody found floating next to his shipAlthough his body was bitten by a shark/s, bruises on his neck & face suggested foul play & a shipmate taken into custody but no charges madeShark involvement prior to death unconfirmedSobreviveu
10 August 1875Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal—Press reported that a 3 m shark was caught with human remains in its gut, but remains were those of a porpoise according to medical examinerInvalidSobreviveu
Anos 1860 — 4 incidentes, 1 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
1 March 1865St. Helena Bay, Western Cape ProvinceFishingFatal: boat capsized, sharks took fishermen—Fatal
5 February 1863Back Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimming, caught in strong backwash & disappeared3.2 m [10.5'] shark caught 9 days later contained human remains thought to be those of canhamShark involvement prior to death unconfirmedSobreviveu
3 June 1862Durban Harbor, KwaZulu-Natal—"very severe wounds"—Sobreviveu
5 May 1862Durban, KwaZulu-NatalBathingLacerations—Sobreviveu
Anos 1850 — 2 incidentes, 2 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
24 May 1852Durban Bay, KwaZulu-NatalSwimming from capsized boatFatal—Fatal
26 February 1852Danger Point, Western Cape ProvinceWreck of the steamship birkenheadFatal. all of the women & children on board survived, but many of the 445 men that perished were taken by sharksWhite sharksFatal
Sem data — 4 incidentes, 3 fatais
DataLocalAtividadeO que aconteceuTubarãoDesfecho
Date unknownHartenbos, Western Cape ProvinceSwimmingFatal, body not recoveredWhite shark, according to witnessesFatal
Date unknownArniston, Western Cape ProvinceWadingAnkle bitten—Sobreviveu
Date unknownDurban, KwaZulu-NatalSwimming in pool formed by construction of a wharfFatal, leg severed—Fatal
Date unknownDurban, KwaZulu-NatalFishingFatal, body not recovered but shark was caught with the man's loincloth in its gut shortly afterwards.—Fatal

Algumas indicações para ler um ficheiro deste tamanho. Primeiro, os totais na grelha contam todas as linhas: 599 incidentes e 114 mortes em todos os anos, dos quais 573 e 99 são posteriores a 1900 e aparecem no gráfico por década. Segundo, muitas linhas não são mordidelas em pessoas na água. Há naufrágios e desastres marítimos em que tubarões se alimentaram de mortos ou de pessoas a afogar-se, do Birkenhead em Danger Point em 1852 ao Nova Scotia em 1942; há dezenas de linhas de False Bay em que um tubarão-branco mordeu, embateu ou saltou para um barco sem que ninguém ficasse ferido; há mordidelas de tubarões cativos nos aquários de Durban e Port Elizabeth; e há linhas que os compiladores marcam como «envolvimento de tubarão antes da morte não confirmado», o que significa que foi encontrado um corpo mordido, mas o afogamento foi a causa provável. Terceiro, a palavra «provocado» na coluna de lesões assinala um tubarão que tinha sido fisgado, arpoado, apanhado em rede ou manuseado, o que descreve boa parte das entradas de pesca e várias das de pesca submarina. Quarto, um mesmo dia pode gerar duas linhas, como em Nahoon a 9 de julho de 1994, em Plettenberg Bay a 6 de julho de 1998 e em Inyoni Rocks a 13 de fevereiro de 1974. Por fim, a coluna de espécie é a apreciação de uma testemunha ou investigador: «Zambesi» é o nome local do tubarão-touro e «raggedtooth» o do tubarão-areia, e um comprimento sem espécie, como «tubarão de 3 m», significa que ninguém o identificou.

Os tubarões por trás do registo sul-africano

Tubarão-branco. Referido em 160 linhas, o tubarão-branco domina o Cabo Ocidental e está por trás de quase todas as mortes recentes no país: Fish Hoek em 2004 e 2010, Miller's Point em 2005, Glentana em 2009, Kogel Bay em 2012, Albatros Point em 2013, Chintsa em 2021 e as duas nadadoras de Plettenberg Bay em 2022. É também responsável pela maioria das mordidelas em pranchas de surf e paddle-ski em Nahoon, Jeffreys Bay e Robberg, e por toda a saga de embates em barcos em False Bay nas décadas de 1960 e 1970. No KwaZulu-Natal, aparece nas linhas fatais mais antigas de Winkelspruit, Amanzimtoti e Margate. Desde o final da década de 2010, os tubarões-brancos tornaram-se escassos em False Bay e Gansbaai, e a Garden Route substituiu-os como o lugar onde as pessoas encontram a espécie.

Tubarão raggedtooth. O tubarão-areia, chamado raggedtooth na África do Sul, é referido em 43 linhas e não matou ninguém. É o tubarão dos pontos de surf do Cabo Oriental, responsável por pés e panturrilhas perfurados em Nahoon, Port Alfred, Kei Mouth e Plettenberg Bay, e por uma série de mordidelas provocadas em pescadores de cana que o fisgaram ou manusearam. Um raggedtooth fisgado causou a entrada de janeiro de 2024 em Papiesfontein.

Tubarões-tigre e Zambesi (touro). Dez linhas referem o tigre e doze o Zambesi. O tubarão-tigre é o assassino da costa quente: Umdhloti em 1980, Isipingo em 1995, Sodwana em 2003 e três das mortes de Port St Johns. O tubarão-touro, conhecido localmente como Zambesi, caça na água turva de fozes e estuários; é referido na morte de Umvoti de 1963, na morte do pescador submarino de Levan Point de 2011, na perna perdida em Mtunzini em 1988, e é suspeito em Port St Johns em janeiro de 2012.

O resto do elenco. Os tubarões-de-pontas-negras aparecem em 6 linhas, sobretudo casos menores de Durban e uma mão mordida durante um mergulho com alimentação de tubarões em Protea Banks em dezembro de 2022; os tubarões-negros e os tubarões-cobre surgem em linhas da migração da sardinha e da pesca submarina na costa do KwaZulu-Natal; um tubarão-mako matou a nadadora de Nahoon em 1961 e danificou um surf-ski em Ballito em 2004; e o tubarão-vaca e o tubarão-azul contam cada um com um ou dois arranhões em False Bay. O guia completo de espécies da África do Sul abrange todos eles, onde vivem e quão perigosos são.

Regras que resultam diretamente do registo sul-africano

Seiscentas linhas tornam os padrões evidentes. Estas são as que teriam evitado o maior número de casos graves.

  • Na Wild Coast, fique fora da água perto das fozes dos rios e considere a Second Beach de Port St Johns como fechada. Oito mortes em sete anos numa só praia, em água turva onde caçam tubarões-tigre e tubarões-touro, é o sinal mais claro de todo o registo.
  • Pescadores submarinos e mergulhadores de abalone correm o maior risco por pessoa. Tubarões-brancos mataram pescadores submarinos em Melkbosstrand, Arniston, Pringle Bay, Miller's Point e Sodwana, e caçadores furtivos de abalone morreram em Dyer Island em 2004 e 2017. Mergulhe em pares, mantenha a captura numa boia bem afastada do corpo, e saia da água quando surgir um tubarão grande em vez de esperar para ver o que faz.
  • Os surfistas devem respeitar as bandeiras e os vigilantes. Os desportos de prancha são a atividade mais numerosa do registo. Em Muizenberg e Fish Hoek, as bandeiras dos vigilantes de tubarões existem por causa dos casos de 2004 a 2012; em Plettenberg Bay, Jeffreys Bay e Nahoon, os avistamentos e os encerramentos de praias cumprem a mesma função, e as duas mortes de Plettenberg em 2022 aconteceram a nadadoras na baía aberta.
  • Nade em praias com redes ou protegidas no KwaZulu-Natal. O colapso do número de mortes em Durban e na Costa Sul depois da década de 1950 é a melhor prova do registo de que as redes e os palangres de fundo funcionam, seja qual for o seu custo para os tubarões. Trechos de costa e estuários sem proteção não oferecem a mesma garantia.
  • Não manuseie um tubarão fisgado. Boa parte das linhas de pesca, incluindo a entrada de Papiesfontein de janeiro de 2024 e a de Tongaat de janeiro de 2022, são mordidelas provocadas por raggedtooths ou tubarões não identificados trazidos a bordo ou arrastados para terra.
  • Conheça a época. Mais linhas caem em janeiro do que em qualquer outro mês, com dezembro em segundo lugar, porque é quando as praias estão mais cheias; as mortes da Wild Coast concentram-se nas férias de verão, enquanto a migração da sardinha traz tubarões para as águas rasas da costa do KwaZulu-Natal em junho e julho.

O nosso guia sobre como sobreviver a um ataque de tubarão aborda o momento em si: mantenha o animal à vista, fique ereto, recue em direção à costa, ao barco ou ao recife, e lute pelos olhos e guelras se ele o agarrar.

A África do Sul na classificação mundial

O International Shark Attack File confirma entre 60 e 80 mordidelas não provocadas em todo o mundo num ano típico. A quota da África do Sul é pequena, geralmente entre nenhuma e um punhado, e muito abaixo dos totais da Flórida e da Austrália, que dominam a contagem anual. O que distingue o país é a gravidade, não a frequência: 114 mortes em 599 entradas é uma taxa de mortalidade várias vezes superior à da Flórida, porque as espécies envolvidas são tubarões-brancos, tigres e touros, e não os pequenos tubarões-de-pontas-negras que causam a maioria das mordidelas americanas. No continente africano, nada mais se aproxima; a Namíbia, a noroeste, tem um par de entradas históricas, e os registos da África Oriental do Quénia e da Somália são curtos. Em relação aos milhões de visitas a praias por ano, o risco individual numa praia sul-africana continua muito baixo; em relação ao que acontece quando ocorre uma mordidela, o registo do país está entre os mais graves deste site.

Registos vizinhos e comparáveis

Subindo pela costa atlântica, a Namíbia partilha a corrente de Benguela e um registo muito mais calmo. Subindo pela costa do oceano Índico, o Quénia e a Somália mostram como são os registos tropicais da África Oriental, e o Egito, no topo do mesmo oceano, tem o registo moderno mais ativo de África depois da África do Sul. Para os únicos dois países com ficheiros mais longos, veja a Austrália e os Estados Unidos. Todos os países que acompanhamos estão listados na visão geral dos ataques de tubarão.

Perguntas frequentes

Quantos ataques de tubarão já houve na África do Sul?

A base de dados da SharkSider regista 599 incidentes com tubarões na África do Sul entre 1852 e 2025, 114 deles fatais. Desses, 573 incidentes e 99 mortes datam de depois de 1900. Desde 2000 ocorreram 157 incidentes e 29 mortes. A década mais movimentada foi a de 1980, com 100 entradas mas apenas 6 mortes.

Quando foi o último ataque de tubarão na África do Sul?

A entrada mais recente é de 4 de julho de 2025, quando um pescador sofreu vários ferimentos em Mfazazana, Hibberdene, no KwaZulu-Natal; o tubarão não foi identificado. O último ataque fatal ocorreu a 25 de setembro de 2022, quando uma nadadora foi morta por um tubarão-branco em Central Beach, Plettenberg Bay, três meses depois de outra nadadora ter morrido em Sanctuary Beach, na mesma baía.

Que tubarão mata mais pessoas na África do Sul?

O tubarão-branco. É referido em 160 entradas, mais do que todas as outras espécies identificadas juntas, e está por trás de quase todas as mortes recentes, incluindo Fish Hoek em 2004 e 2010, Kogel Bay em 2012, Albatros Point em 2013, Chintsa em 2021 e as duas nadadoras de Plettenberg Bay em 2022. Os tubarões-tigre e touro são os assassinos das águas quentes do KwaZulu-Natal e da Wild Coast.

Onde ocorrem a maioria dos ataques de tubarão na África do Sul?

Historicamente em Durban, False Bay e na Costa Sul do KwaZulu-Natal, que reúnem os maiores conjuntos do registo, na maioria anteriores às redes antitubarão. Na era moderna, os casos graves estão no Cabo Ocidental, em False Bay, Gansbaai, Mossel Bay e Plettenberg Bay, e no Cabo Oriental em Port St Johns, East London e Jeffreys Bay.

O que aconteceu em Port St Johns?

A Second Beach, em Port St Johns, na Wild Coast, registou oito mortes entre janeiro de 2007 e março de 2014, envolvendo nadadores, surfistas e um praticante de kneeboard. Tubarões-tigre são referidos em três dos casos e suspeita-se de um tubarão-touro num deles. A praia fica junto a uma foz onde se encontram água turva e presas de tubarões, e nada foi registado ali desde 2015.

É seguro nadar na Cidade do Cabo?

Milhões de pessoas nadam todos os anos em False Bay e nas praias atlânticas, e o registo da zona regista sete mortes em False Bay desde 1894, a última em Kogel Bay em 2012. Os vigilantes de tubarões em Muizenberg e Fish Hoek levantam bandeiras quando avistam um tubarão, e os tubarões-brancos tornaram-se escassos na baía desde o final da década de 2010. Siga as bandeiras e o risco é muito pequeno.

Há ataques de tubarão em Durban?

As praias urbanas de Durban reúnem um dos maiores conjuntos do registo, mas quase tudo é histórico: sete banhistas morreram em North Beach, South Beach e arredores entre 1943 e 1951, antes das redes antitubarão. Desde então, as entradas de Durban são menores, como um tubarão-de-pontas-negras que furou um surf-ski em 2008 e um mergulhador que colidiu com um tubarão-de-pontas-negras em 2018.

As redes antitubarão do KwaZulu-Natal funcionam?

O registo diz que sim, para os banhistas. As mortes do KwaZulu-Natal concentram-se antes de 1960, e a província registou apenas 3 incidentes fatais desde 2000, contra 15 no Cabo Ocidental e 11 no Cabo Oriental, segundo a nossa leitura da coluna dos locais. As redes e os palangres de fundo matam tubarões e outros animais, razão pela qual a sua cobertura está a ser reduzida.

É seguro fazer surf na África do Sul?

O surf e os desportos de prancha são a atividade mais comum do registo, com 179 entradas, mas a maioria dessas linhas são pranchas mordidas com lesões leves ou nulas, sobretudo em Nahoon e Jeffreys Bay. Os casos fatais em surfistas e praticantes de bodyboard incluem Nahoon 1994, Gonubie 1998, Glentana 2009, Lookout Beach 2011, Kogel Bay 2012 e Chintsa 2021. Respeite os encerramentos e as bandeiras dos vigilantes.

Que praias sul-africanas têm mais ataques de tubarão-branco?

Fish Hoek e Muizenberg em False Bay, Gansbaai e Dyer Island, Mossel Bay, Plettenberg Bay, Nahoon Reef em East London e Jeffreys Bay. O tubarão-branco é referido em 160 entradas do registo, e as localidades da Garden Route, Plettenberg Bay e Mossel Bay, substituíram False Bay como o lugar onde nadadores e surfistas mais o encontram.

Fontes

  1. International Shark Attack File: Yearly Worldwide Shark Attack Summary (Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida)
  2. White shark, NOAA Fisheries species directory
  3. KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board Maritime Centre of Excellence
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Publicado em 22 de agosto de 2023 · Última atualização: 22 de setembro de 2026 · 599 registos para a África do Sul na base de dados de ataques do SharkSider (114 fatais), atualizada semanalmente.

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