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Shark Attack in Off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, JAPAN (2014)

🟡 Moderate Attack

Species Not Identified

The shark species involved in this attack could not be determined

Attack Statistics

🌍 Global attack #5,734 of 6,882 total

📍 Attack #1 in Off Miyako Island

🦈 this species attack #0

🏄 Other attack #1205

This page contains details about a shark attack that occurred in Off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, JAPAN on 2014. The incident occurred during other activities.

Incident Details

Date	2014
Location	Off Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, JAPAN
Activity	Other
Species	Not Known
Injury	Bite
Sex	M
Age	Adult (30-39)

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