Shark attack at Margate, KZN, South Africa

Shark attack details: Margate, KZN, 24-Dec-1960
Date of attack: December 24th 1960
Location: Margate, KZN
Shark species: 3 m [10'] Great white shark, tooth fragment from wounds identified as that of a Great white shark
Name of victim: Serame "Petrus" Sithole
Age of victim: 25 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Swimming
Injury: FATAL, legs severed

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3 m [10'] white shark, tooth fragment from wounds identified as that of a white shark 3 m [10'] Great white shark, tooth fragment from wounds identified as that of a Great white shark

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