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Someone was walking along the beach when they came across a foot floating in the water, severed above the ankle. It looked as if something chewed it off. Many people believe the foot was from a shark attack victim. [23] Henri Murray, 22: June 4, 2005: Millers's Point, Western Cape: Great white shark: This attack took place at False Bay.
Killed by shark in waist-deep water at approximately 4:20pm. Only his bathing trunks were recovered despite a three-day search for his body. [4] Michael Cohen 42: 2011-09-29: Great white shark: Fish Hoek, Western Cape: Leg bitten off and the other severed below the knee in a shark attack [5] [6] [7] Lloyd Skinner 37: 2010-01-12: Great white shark
In 2005, a British tourist, Mark Currie, was exposed to a high risk of injury or death when a 5-metre (18 ft) great white shark bit through the bars of a shark cage being used during a recreational shark dive off the coast of South Africa. [22] [23] The shark circled the boat several times, and began to attack the side of the cage, then started ...
In February 2004, while chumming the waters during a cage-diving expedition, Andre's foot was bitten by a great white shark as they dangled over the edge of his boat. The South African newspapers claimed that Andre was free-diving with the sharks in the chummed water at the time of the incident, which is illegal in South Africa.
Our annual shark bite report for 2024 is now available online. There were only 47 unprovoked attacks, down 21 from the previous year and well below the 10-year average of 70.
Great white shark cage diving. Gansbaai (Dutch/Afrikaans for "bay of geese," sometimes referred to as Gans Bay) is a fishing town and tourist destination in the Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa. It is known for its dense population of great white sharks and as a whale-watching location.
Lists of fatal shark attacks include: List of fatal shark attacks in Australia; List of fatal shark attacks in Réunion; List of fatal shark attacks in South African territorial waters; List of fatal shark attacks in the United States
On 14 April 2008, 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km; 0.6 mi) off Kleinbaai, near Gansbaai, South Africa – a freak wave hit a dive boat carrying tourists on a diving trip to see sharks. The boat capsized. Three tourists died, two were seriously injured. and a number were treated for shock. Multiple other dive boats witnessed the wave. [52] [53] [54 ...