Shark Attack Database

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Shark Attack in Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA (1988)

🟡 Moderate Attack
Grey/Gray Shark

This attack involved a grey/gray shark

Attack Statistics

🌍 Global attack #3,486 of 6,882 total
📍 Attack #10 in Nahoon
🦈 Grey/Gray Shark attack #11
🏄 Surfing attack #1426

This page contains details about a shark attack that occurred in Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA on 1988. The incident involved a Grey/Gray Shark shark during surfing activities.

Incident Details

Date1988
LocationNahoon, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
ActivitySurfing
SpeciesGrey/Gray Shark
InjuryBite
SexM
AgeYoung Adult (20-29)
Time17h00
📅 Date
1988
📍 Location
Nahoon, Eastern Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA
🏄 Activity
Surfing
🦈 Species
Grey/Gray Shark
🩺 Injury
Bite
👤 Sex
M
🎂 Age
Young Adult (20-29)
⏰ Time
17h00

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🟡 Cove Beach / Kalama Beach, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA
2003 • Fishing
🟡 Golden Beach, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
2002 • Swimming
🟡 Ka'anapali, Hawaii, USA
2002 • Swimming
🟡 Holden Beach, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
2000 • Surfing

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