Okinawa | Miyako | Hirara City

Incident Details:

year: 1996
location: Hirara City
area: Miyako
country: Okinawa
fatality: fatal
species: white
victim: Mr. Moriyoshi Takehara
gender: M
age: 52
injury: fatal torso & abdomen bitten forearm severedL
time:
species detail: 5 m [16.5'] white shark
source: press clippings Okinawa Weekly Times 10-14-1996
species: white shark
date: 23-Jul-96
activity: Swimming

Reconstruction of the Shark Attack

In the year 1996 on the date reported as 23-Jul-96 - Mr. Moriyoshi Takehara, a male aged 52 was Swimming near Hirara City. A white shark was reported to have attacked Mr. Moriyoshi Takehara. The attack was fatal