# Shark kills woman swimming off South Africa’s Eastern Cape; beaches closed

https://mins.news/en/item/108444

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-20 20:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4zEZknP

> A 65-year-old woman died after a shark attack off South Africa’s southeastern coast. Police and municipal authorities said it happened Tuesday at Orient Beach in KuGompo city.

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