Incident Report

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Thursday, April 5, 1962

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Minor

Injury Details

Hooked shark bit boat PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

New Moon

Season

Autumn (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Wednesday

Individual

Name

4.8 m skiboat, occupants: C. Cockroft & 3 men

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-33.0174, 27.9047

East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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Incident Profile

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Location

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