Friday, April 18, 2025

Surfers Paddle Out In Tribute To Shark Victim David Lilienfeld [GALLERY & VIDEO]

Just after midday on Saturday, at Camps Bay, hundreds of surfers paddled out into the bay to celebrate the life of David Lilienfeld. He passed away last week after being bitten by a shark at Koegel bay. Sea Rescue boats from Bakoven and Table Bay were also there on behalf of the NSRI. See a full gallery of the very moving event after the jump.

Just after midday on Saturday, at Camps Bay, hundreds of surfers paddled out into the bay to celebrate the life of David Lilienfeld. He passed away last week after being bitten by a shark at Koegel bay. Sea Rescue boats from Bakoven and Table Bay were also there on behalf of the NSRI.

On same day, the City of Cape Town concluded that the tagging of False Bay sharks for a documentary could not be directly linked to Lilienfeld’s attack.

See video footage and a full gallery of Lilienfeld’s memorial below:

[Source: NSRI]