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Hercules Pretorius (14) is killed by a shark in Buffels Bay, Western Cape.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, July 13). Hercules Pretorius (14) is killed by a shark in Buffels Bay, Western Cape.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088299
South African History Online (2012) 'Hercules Pretorius (14) is killed by a shark in Buffels Bay, Western Cape.', South African History Online, 13 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088299 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, Hercules Pretorius (14) is killed by a shark in Buffels Bay, Western Cape. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088299, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"Hercules Pretorius (14) is killed by a shark in Buffels Bay, Western Cape.." South African History Online, 13 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088299. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Hercules Pretorius (14) is killed by a shark in Buffels Bay, Western Cape.." South African History Online. July 13, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0088299.
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