Date09-Mar-1947
TypeUnprovoked
CountrySOUTH AFRICA
LocationCountry Club Beach, Durban
ActivityTreading water
SpeciesBlacktip shark, 2 m [6.75']
InjuryLacerations on buttock & right foot
VictimGabriel Botha, a lifesaver, Male, 22 years old
Time12h00
SourceG. Botha, M. Levine, GSAF; T. Wallett, p.67
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