Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Attack

1952 Nelson’s Rock, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1952

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Nelson’s Rock, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Unknown

⚕️ Outcome

Other

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 18

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Other

🩹 Injury Details

Possibly drowned, remains recovered days later in gut of 113-kg [249-lb] female Zambesi shark

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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