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Swimmer, 65, killed in shark attack off South Africa's east coast

BBC News World · 20 October 2026 at 16:58

Swimmer, 65, killed in shark attack off South Africa's east coast

Janine Lochrenberg, 65, was out on her daily morning swim with her club when she was attacked, her family tell the BBC.

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