Shark attack at Inyoni Rocks, South Coast, KZN, South Africa

Shark attack details: Inyoni Rocks, South Coast, KZN, 22-Feb-1940
Date of attack: February 22nd 1940
Location: Inyoni Rocks, South Coast, KZN
Shark species: 160-kg [353-lb] Great white shark, identity confirmed by tooth pattern
Name of victim: Leslie Plummer Lund
Age of victim: 17 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Swimming
Injury: FATAL, left thigh & knee bitten

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160-kg [353-lb] white shark, identity confirmed by tooth pattern 160-kg [353-lb] Great white shark, identity confirmed by tooth pattern

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