Fatal Swimming Attack

1908 Stilbaai, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1908

⏰ Time unknown

📍 Location

Stilbaai, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 16

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

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Unknown species

4973 documented attacks in our database involved an unknown species.

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