Date16-Jan-1950
TypeInvalid
CountryUSA
LocationKahakuloa, Maui
ActivityFishing, one of three fishermen swept into the sea by a large wave
SpeciesShark involvement prior to death was not confirmed
InjuryHis remains were recovered from a “huge shark” caught 3 days later. The remains of another fisherman, Harold Fujimoto, were recovered, but the body of the third fisherman, Hideo Tamura, was never found
VictimGilbert S. Hotta, Male
TimeNight
SourceJ. Borg, p.72; L. Taylor (1993), pp.98-99
Shark Data Lab