Date11-Aug-1959
TypeUnprovoked
CountryJAPAN
LocationIsonoura Beach, Wakayama City
ActivitySwimming
SpeciesBlue shark, 3 m [10']
InjuryFATAL, left thigh bitten
VictimAkira Tuchiya, Male, 13 years old
Time14h30
SourceH. Kariya &T. Abe; P. Gilbert, L. Schultz & S. Springer (1960); K. Nakaya
Shark Data Lab