SHARK BITES
[ruler in cm]....taken in South Africa about 1984-85** ish..ID'ed as a great white bite by the Natal Shark's Board, I repaired it and the rider wasn't hurt.. (Ted Klenk)
Hey, a little research can find lots of information---according to the shark attack graph, this board was hit on **Sept. 30, 1982! I guess that teaches me to document the date on everything!
Also, below is the lead-up to this attack--I just converted a PAL video to NTSC (took 19 years) so finally got to see (and show my class) the great white caught after an attack on a paddleski on 7/24/82...(bringing on worries because of a fatal attack on 6/29/82 up the coast.
Press Releases
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1982.06.29 | 29-Jun-1982 | SOUTH AFRICA | Eastern Cape Province | Ntlonyana Bay | Surfing | Alex Macun | M | 27 | FATAL | 09h30 | 2.4 m [8'] white shark, species identity confirmed by witnesses & tooth pattern in surfboard | M. Levine, GSAF; R.B. Wilson, B. Davis, NSB; T. Wallett, p.46 |
1982.07.24.b | 24-Jul-1982 | SOUTH AFRICA | Eastern Cape Province | Nahoon, East London | Paddleskiing | Brian ‘Archie’ Plumb | M | 38 | No injury, ski bitten | 16h00 | 2.4 m [8'] white shark, species identity confirmed by tooth fragment | B. Plumb, M. Levine, GSAF; R. Horn, E.L. Aquarium; T. Wallett, p.46 |
1982.09.30.a | 30-Sep-1982 | SOUTH AFRICA | Eastern Cape Province | Nahoon, East London | Surfing | Howard Fawkes | M | 16 | No Injury, surfboard bitten photos above! | 14h50 | Believed to involve a 2.8 m [9'3"] white shark | M. Levine, GSAF; R. Horn, E.L. Aquarium; T. Wallett, p.46-47 |
1982.09.30.b | 30-Sep-1982 | SOUTH AFRICA | Eastern Cape Province | Nahoon, East London | Surfing | Russell Lindsay | M | 16 | No injury, pressure ding on surfboard | 16h00 | R. Horn, E.L. Aquarium |