Incident Report

Muizenberg, Western Cape, South Africa

Friday, January 1, 1960

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Left leg bitten by shark that escaped net PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Season

Summer (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Friday

Individual

Name

Mrs. Burman

Sex

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Muizenberg, Western Cape, South Africa

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Beach

Coordinates

-34.1069, 18.4680

Muizenberg, Western Cape, South Africa

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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