| Date of attack: | February 26th 1852 |
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| Location: | Danger Point, Western Cape Province |
| Shark species: | Great white sharks |
| Name of victim: | |
| Sex of victim: | M |
| Activity: | Wreck of the steamship Birkenhead |
| Injury: | FATAL. All of the women & children on board survived, but many of the 445 men that perished were taken by sharks |
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