Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide.

Fatal Surfing Attack

1963 Umvoti, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1963

⏰ 12h40

📍 Location

Umvoti, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Surfing

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 15

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL, arm severed, leg bitten

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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