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St. George’s Strand, SOUTH AFRICA — 01-Jan-1972
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Shark Attack Incident
St. George’s Strand, SOUTH AFRICA
December 31, 1971
Fatal
Date
01-Jan-1972
Type
Unprovoked
Country
SOUTH AFRICA
Location
St. George’s Strand
Activity
Swimming
Injury
FATAL, coroner's Verdict: "Death presumably through shark attack & drowning"
Victim
Jacob Nkomo, Male, 20 years old
Source
M. Levine, GSAF
-33.8242°, 25.6569°
via nominatim
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