Incident Report

すさみ町, 西牟婁郡, Wakayama, Japan

Thursday, July 15, 2004

Non-fatalFishingHit-and-Run

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Incident Profile

Behavior

Hit-and-Run

Injury Location

Torso

Injury Severity

Severe

Injury Details

Suffered broken ribs when the shark's tail fin slammed into his chest

Circumstances

Victim Configuration

Group

Environmental

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Season

Summer (Northern Hemisphere)

Day of Week

Wednesday

Individual

Name

Yuji Torimi

Age

Sex

Activity

Fishing

Location

Address

西牟婁郡, Wakayama, Japan

Body of Water

Pacific Ocean

Location Type

Boat

Coordinates

33.5510, 135.4941

すさみ町, 西牟婁郡, Wakayama, Japan

Incident Profile

Circumstances

Environmental

Individual

Location

Location

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