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What Happened to the Great White Sharks? | Sunday on 60 Minutes

60 MinutesApril 11, 20260m
In a Nutshell

Great white sharks off Cape Town, South Africa, mysteriously vanished from waters once teeming with them, turning daily sightings into rarity. The disappearance unfolds like a true crime investigation, complete with twists and a surprise suspect. Experts liken it to a CSI case, positioning researchers as detectives probing the enigma.

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The ocean off Cape Town, South Africa used to be teeming with great white sharks. Each morning with a little luck, you could catch sight of them flying out of the water.

[screaming]

But then they began to disappear. A story that has all the hallmarks of a true crime series with plenty of twists and a surprise suspect.

I mean it is like something out of CSI. It's like you're the detective.

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