Shark attack at Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Shark attack details: Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province, 22-Mar-2006
Date of attack: March 22nd 2006
Location: Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province
Shark species: unknown
Name of victim: Lorenzo Kroutz
Age of victim: 17 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Swimming
Injury: FATAL, but shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed

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