Fatal Incident

St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Saturday, November 28, 1942

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Incident Profile

Injury Severity

Fatal

Injury Details

192 survived, but 750 perished. Many were taken by sharks, including Levine

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous

Season

Spring (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Friday

Individual

Name

Sammy Levine & his pet parrot

Sex

Activity

Involved in Accident

Location

Address

St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-28.3748, 32.4118

St Lucia, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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