INJURED – 1 January 2006 – Soetwater, Cape Peninsula, South Africa – free diver attacked

John Williams, 49, was bitten on his little finger by a 1.5 metre shark while free diving for crayfish 250 metres offshore of Soetwater near Kommetjie on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. The attack took place on New Year’s Day 2006.

He told rescue workers he was holding a crayfish when the shark lunged at him, biting him on the little finger. He managed to swim ashore.

He was admitted to False Bay Hospital and received stitches.

Source:
Cape Argus