Incident Report

Anstey Road, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4052, South Africa

Tuesday, January 15, 1980

Non-fatalSpearfishingBump-and-Bite

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Bump-and-Bite

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

No injury, rammed & catapulted from the water by shark after he shot at it & missed PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Solo

Time in Water

Extended

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Season

Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Tuesday

Individual

Name

Les Winkworth

Age

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Reef

Coordinates

-29.9225, 31.0195

Anstey Road, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal 4052, South Africa

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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