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Pringle Bay, 44 miles southeast of Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA — 28-Dec-1997
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Shark Attack Incident
Pringle Bay, 44 miles southeast of Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA
December 27, 1997
Fatal
Date
28-Dec-1997
Type
Unprovoked
Country
SOUTH AFRICA
Location
Pringle Bay, 44 miles southeast of Cape Town
Activity
Spearfishing
Species
White shark
Injury
FATAL
Victim
Ian James Hill, Male, 39 years old
Time
14h00
Source
A. Gifford, GSAF
No coordinates available
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