Date26-Dec-1963
TypeUnprovoked
CountrySOUTH AFRICA
LocationUmhlanga Rocks
ActivitySwimming
Species1.8 m [6'] shark
InjuryLower leg bitten & foot severed, leg surgically amputated below knee
VictimRonnie De Wet, Male, 24 years old
Time15h00
SourceD. Davies, pp.120-121; M. Levine, GSAF
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