{"id":624,"date":"2026-10-21T15:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/21\/65-year-old-woman-killed-in-shark-attack-off-south-african-coast-national-globalnews-ca\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T15:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T15:00:47","slug":"65-year-old-woman-killed-in-shark-attack-off-south-african-coast-national-globalnews-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/21\/65-year-old-woman-killed-in-shark-attack-off-south-african-coast-national-globalnews-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"65-year-old woman killed in shark attack off South African coast – National | Globalnews.ca"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A 65-year-old woman was killed on Tuesday in a shark attack<\/a> while swimming off South Africa\u2019s southeastern coast, police said.<\/p>\n

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Officers were called to Orient Beach in KuGompo City, formerly East London, at around 7 a.m. local time, where they found the woman\u2019s body, Eastern Cape Police spokesperson Col. Siphokazi Mawisa told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality is deeply saddened to confirm that a fatal shark attack occurred at the Orient Beach this morning, resulting in the tragic loss of a swimmer,\u201d municipal spokesman Luzuko Buku said in a statement to local broadcaster SABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Fellow swimmer Mike Loewe told SABC that members of an open-water swimming group responded to the woman\u2019s distress signal and brought her ashore. A medic in the group tried to save her, but she was declared dead at the scene, he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe liked to swim solo,\u201d Loewe said. \u201cShe was courageous.\u201d<\/p>\n

The victim has been identified as Janine Lochrenberg, a retired nuclear radiographer and musician, according to local outlet News24<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Following the attack, the municipality closed Orient Beach and nearby Eastern Beach until further notice.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBeachgoers are urged to exercise extreme caution and to refrain from entering the water at the affected beaches,\u201d Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality said in a Facebook post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWarnings are also being issued at other beaches, and members of the public are requested to remain vigilant, adhere to all safety advisories, and comply with instructions issued by the relevant authorities,\u201d the post continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been confirmed that a shark attack occurred at Orient Beach this morning, and this resulted in a tragic incident,\u201d the post added. \u201cRelevant authorities are onsite handling the matter accordingly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials have not yet confirmed the shark species involved in the attack.<\/p>\n

The East London Open Water Swimming Facebook group shared a tribute<\/a> to Lochrenberg, writing, \u201cIt is with immense sadness and heavy hearts that we share the tragic passing of our fellow open water swimmer and dear friend, Janine Lochrenberg, who lost her life in a fatal shark attack this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cJanine was a treasured member of East London\u2019s open water swimming community, and her loss leaves an enormous hole in our ocean family,\u201d the post continued. \u201cShe was never one to seek the spotlight, preferring to quietly go about doing what she loved most \u2014 swimming in the ocean.\u201d<\/p>\n

The group said that the ocean was \u201cJanine\u2019s happy place.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was where she found her joy, and where so many of us were fortunate enough to share special moments with her,\u201d the post added. \u201cWe will remember her beautiful smile, her gentle kindness, and the quiet but meaningful presence she brought to our swimming family.\u201d<\/p>\n

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