Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Buffels Bay Western Cape Province South Africa — April 11, 1971
Original historical summary
The original reference is retained below. Supplementary source details appear in the fact panel; protected facts and unresolved differences remain unchanged.
A historical reference describes an event at Buffels Bay Western Cape Province South Africa in 1971-04-11. Recorded activity: Swimming. Classification: Unprovoked. Outcome: Fatal.
Original reference details
- Location recorded in the historical reference: Buffels Bay Western Cape Province South Africa.
- Date: 1971-04-11.
- Activity: Swimming.
- Classification: Unprovoked.
- Outcome: Fatal.
Source limitations and unresolved differences
- This restoration uses a supplied historical summary citing the general GSAF incident log, not a case-level primary document. It has not been independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- April 11, 1971
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Buffels Bay Western Cape Province South Africa
- Country
- South Africa
- Activity
- Swimming
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Area / state
- Western Cape Province
- Person / vessel
- Theo Klein
- Age
- >50
- Sex
- M
- Time
- 11h30
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Species
- White shark
- Species confidence
- Reported
- Coordinate precision
- Region
Incident location
Buffels Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Approximate area: Western Cape Province
The marker represents the named area, not the exact incident site.
The interactive map loads when it comes into view. Incident details remain available as text.
Location precision: Approximate area
Representative map position for Western Cape Province from Natural Earth. This marks the general area, not the exact incident site. This is historical location context, not live shark tracking or a measure of risk.
Sources and verification
- Historical incident log (general reference) — Global Shark Attack FileSupports: General reference cited by the supplied historical summary; not independently checked against a case-level record.
- GSAF-derived structured public mirror (sascha-pst/bullish_on_sharks/global_shark_attacks.csv) — github.comSupports: Supplementary historical fields; existing reviewed facts retained
Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-04.
Historical facts retain the provenance and uncertainty of the cited references. Source timestamps record when the supplied material was imported, not an independent source retrieval or verification.
Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.