Date13-Feb-1988
TypeUnprovoked
CountrySOUTH AFRICA
LocationMtunzini
ActivityLying atop surfboard
SpeciesZambezi shark (tooth fragments recovered)
InjuryLeg bitten, surgically amputated
VictimBelinda Van Schalkwyk, Female, 15 years old
Time07h40
SourceB. v.Schalkwyk, P. Thevenau, R. Rathgeber, M.D., M. Levine, GSAF; R. Dunning, G. Charter, B. Davis, R.B. Wilson, NSB