[imagesource: Twitter / Greg Davies]

Capetonians can largely enjoy our waters without too much worry due to the excellent work done by Shark Spotters.

In December, the organisation sent out news that four great white and bronze whale sharks had been spotted at Strandfontein, Muizenberg, and Fish Hoek beaches.

That hasn’t stopped people from enjoying the beaches and water, and rightly so as a shark attack hasn’t occurred in Cape Town since 2014.

Footage shared yesterday by Greg Davies shows a shark cruising through a lineup of surfers at what is reportedly Dappat se Gat in Kogelbaai, close to Gordon’s Bay:

Shark 🦈 tank ⁦@cutmaker⁩ pic.twitter.com/vqFF3s9LbZ

— Greg Davies (@the_gregdavies) January 18, 2022

Greg originally said this was filmed in Betty’s Bay but he’s been corrected multiple times in the comments under the tweet:

koelbaai/kogelbaai close to Gordon’s Bay.

Actually it was taken at Dappat se Gat Gordon’s Bay to be precise,check it on their community FB page.

This popular surf spot is called Caves and it’s part of the larger Kogelbay beach and nature reserve. Sharkspotters are on duty here as this spot is known for it’s sharks. A bodyboarder died from injuries after a shark attack here a few years ago.

Sadly, that is true.

In 2012, South African bodyboarder David Lilienfeld died after being attacked by a four-metre great white shark.

This from Surfer Today:

The predator hit three times and severely injured the bodyboarder. David was riding waves with his brother Gustav and even tried to counterattack the shark with his board.

“David was a Springbok bodyboarder. This was his life and he died doing what he loved”, David’s father stated. The 20-year old rider was brought to shore by his younger brother, closely followed by the great white shark.

People in the nearby parking lot called emergency services, but David Lilienfeld had already lost a vast amount of blood and he could not be saved.

The popular surf spot is often frequented by sharks.

A drone video shared by Iain Campbell last March:

Ultimately, Shark Spotters does a fantastic job of ensuring our popular beach spots are safe.

In fact, it’s the great white sharks that have to worry, with two notorious orcas spotted back in Cape waters:

The legendary shark snacking Killer #whales „Port“ & „Starboard“ are back in False Bay, #CapeTown. Named after their collapsed dorsal fins, they were spotted on the eastern shores of the bay, off Kogel Bay, yesterday afternoon. Pic from a previous visit… #orca pic.twitter.com/we2bhzGJEc

— Seafari (@SeafariApp) January 17, 2022

Thanks, Rick

[source:surfertoday]