Woman dies in shark attack

Dylan Bettencourt

A 39-year-old Cape Town woman was killed by a shark at Central beach in Plettenberg Bay on Sunday morning.

Craig Lambinon of the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Craig Lambinon confirmed the attack and said it happened just before 8am.

“The police and the NSRI were informed of a shark attack and a rescue craft was launched. On arrival at the scene, the body of a 39-year-old woman from Cape Town was found,” Lambinon told Algoa FM.

Lambinon said the body of the woman whose name was taken into the care of police and government forensic health pathology services until the next of kin can be informed. 

The beaches in the area have since been closed.

An inquest docket was opened.