Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide, organized for research and educational purposes.

Shark Attack in Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA (1962)

🔴 Fatal Attack
Great White Shark

This attack involved a great white shark

Attack Statistics

🌍 Global attack #2,385 of 6,882 total
📍 Attack #5 in Winkelspruit
🦈 Great White Shark attack #744
🏄 Other attack #1205

This page contains details about a shark attack that occurred in Winkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA on 1962. The incident involved a Great White Shark shark during other activities.

Incident Details

Date1962
LocationWinkelspruit, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
ActivityOther
SpeciesGreat White Shark
InjuryFatal
SexM
AgeTeen (13-19)
Time16h20

🦈 Other Great White Shark Attacks

🔴 Duke of Orleans Bay, WA, Australia
2025 • Surfing
🔴 Granites Beach near Westall Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia
2025 • Surfing
🔴 Chatham Islands, Bay of Waitangi, New Zealand
2024 • Diving
🔴 West of Dakhla, Southern Morocco, Morocco
2024 • Swimming
🟡 North Shore Beach, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia
2024 • Surfing

Shark Myth or Fact

Click cards to reveal facts

Notes

No additional notes available for this incident.

bout the Database
  • Methodology
  • Data Sources
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Contact
  • © 2025 Shark Attack Database. All data is provided for educational and research purposes.