Shark Attack Database

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Shark Attack in Clansthal, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA (1981)

🟡 Moderate Attack
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Grey/Gray Shark

This attack involved a grey/gray shark

Attack Statistics

🌍 Global attack #3,171 of 6,882 total
📍 Attack #1 in Clansthal
🦈 Grey/Gray Shark attack #11
🏄 Other attack #1205

This page contains details about a shark attack that occurred in Clansthal, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA on 1981. The incident involved a Grey/Gray Shark shark during other activities.

Incident Details

Date1981
LocationClansthal, KwaZulu-Natal, SOUTH AFRICA
ActivityOther
SpeciesGrey/Gray Shark
InjuryLaceration/Puncture
SexM

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