Shark attack at Lookout Beach, near the Keurbooms river mouth in Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Shark attack details: Lookout Beach, near the Keurbooms river mouth in Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province, 23-Aug-2011
Date of attack: Aug 23rd 2011
Location: Lookout Beach, near the Keurbooms river mouth in Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape Province
Shark species: +6' Great white shark
Name of victim: Tim van Heerden
Age of victim: 49 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Surfing
Injury: FATAL

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