Shark attack at North Pier, Durban, KZN, South Africa

Shark attack details: North Pier, Durban, KZN, 19-May-1935
Date of attack: May 19th 1935
Location: North Pier, Durban, KZN
Shark species: 246-kg Great white shark
Name of victim: male, a spectator
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Put foot inside a landed & supposedly dead shark
Injury: Foot bitten, required 1 week hospitalization PROVOKED INCIDENT

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246-kg white shark 246-kg Great white shark

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