Fatal Great White Shark Attack

2022 Central Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

2022

⏰ 07h53

📍 Location

Central Beach, Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province, SOUTH AFRICA

🌍 SOUTH AFRICA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 39

Gender: F

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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