Incident Report

Cape Point, Castle Rock, Western Cape 7975, South Africa

Sunday, May 2, 1976

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Shark following hooked fish, rammed & holed boat

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waxing Crescent

Season

Autumn (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Saturday

Individual

Name

6 m skiboat, occupants: Terry McManus, Dan Clark and Blackie Swart

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Castle Rock, Western Cape, South Africa

Body of Water

Atlantic Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-34.2410, 18.4742

Cape Point, Castle Rock, Western Cape 7975, South Africa

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