Shark Attack Database

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Shark Attack in Battery Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA (1946)

🔴 Severe Attack
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Species Not Identified

The shark species involved in this attack could not be determined

Attack Statistics

🌍 Global attack #1,589 of 6,882 total
📍 Attack #4 in Battery Beach, Durban
🦈 this species attack #0
🏄 Swimming attack #1231

This page contains details about a shark attack that occurred in Battery Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA on 1946. The incident occurred during swimming activities.

Incident Details

Date1946
LocationBattery Beach, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
ActivitySwimming
SpeciesNot Known
InjurySevere
SexM
TimeAfternoon

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