Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Non-fatal Wading Attack

1961 Strandfontein, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

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📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1961

⏰ 15h30

📍 Location

Strandfontein, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Wading

⚕️ Outcome

Bite

🟡 Non-fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 25 or 28

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Lower left leg bitten, abrasions on back of right leg

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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