Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Fishing Attack

1865 St. Helena Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1865

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

St. Helena Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Fishing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: Unknown

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Watercraft

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL: Boat capsized, sharks took fishermen

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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