Shark attack at Bilene Bay, 180 km north of Maputo, Gaza, Mozambique

Shark attack details: Bilene Bay, 180 km north of Maputo, Gaza, 26-Apr-1998
Date of attack: April 26th 1998
Location: Bilene Bay, 180 km north of Maputo, Gaza
Shark species: 3 m [10'] shark
Name of victim: Wilma van Molendorff
Age of victim: 35 years old
Sex of victim: F
Activity: Towing rubber dinghy
Injury: FATAL, torso & abdomen bitten, forearm severed

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