Date12-Dec-1978
TypeUnprovoked
CountrySOUTH AFRICA
LocationSodwana
ActivitySpearfishing
SpeciesWhite shark, 2.3 m [7.5'], tooth fragment recovered
InjuryFATAL, legs bitten
VictimPhillip 'Flip' Steenkamp, Male, 23 years old
Time16h45
SourceM. Levine, GSAF; W. Pople, G. Charter, NSB; Dr. Marais; T. Wallett, pp.57-58
Shark Data Lab