Shark Attack Incident

Hirara, OKINAWA

July 11, 1997

Fatal

Date12-Jul-1997

TypeUnprovoked

CountryOKINAWA

LocationHirara

ActivityFishing for octopus

SpeciesWhite shark

InjuryFATAL, legs severed

VictimShizuo Nakachi, Male, 55 years old

SourceOkinawa Weekly Times, 7/19/1997 editon; Ryukyu Shrimpo News (Japan)

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