Incident Report

Umdloti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Wednesday, May 8, 1985

Non-fatalSpearfishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Arm

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

After diver shot shark attempting to take his catch, shark bit right arm & tore wetsuit PROVOKED INCIDENT

Circumstances

Time in Water

Extended

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Gibbous

Season

Autumn (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Tuesday

Individual

Name

Sikketho Denge

Age

Sex

Activity

Spearfishing

Location

Address

Umdloti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Reef

Coordinates

-29.6704, 31.1171

Umdloti, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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