Incident Report

Eastern Cape, South Africa

Monday, October 22, 1979

Non-fatalFishing

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Incident Profile

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Bitten below right knee by hooked shark pulled onboard skiboat PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

New Moon

Season

Spring (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Sunday

Individual

Name

Willie Dorfling

Sex

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Eastern Cape, South Africa

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-32.8494, 27.4464

Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Location

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