Shark attack at Ballito in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
| GSAF Case # | 1980.01.31 |
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| Date | 31 Jan 1980 |
| Country | South Africa |
| Area | KwaZulu-Natal |
| Location | Ballito |
| Activity | Body boarding |
| Name | Shaun Wright |
| Sex | Male |
| Age | 24 |
| Injury | Both hands & heel of left foot lacerated, right foot severed |
| Time | 14h45 |
| Species | 2.8 m [9'3"] white shark |
| Investigator or Source | M. Levine, GSAF; W. Pople, G. Charter, B. Davis, NSB; T. Wallett, p.60 |
| Fatal? | Not fatal |
| Incident Type | Unprovoked |