Incident Report

Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa

Thursday, May 26, 1977

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Leg

Injury Severity

Moderate

Injury Details

Lombard's thigh was lacerated by shark that leapt into boat

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Water Depth

Standing

Shallow

Moderate

Deep

Environmental

Moon Phase

First Quarter

Season

Autumn (Southern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Wednesday

Individual

Name

5 m skiboat Graanjan, occupants: Rudy van Graan, Jan de Waal Lombard

Sex

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa

Body of Water

Indian Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

-34.0354, 23.0481

Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

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