Shark attack, 1997-07-12 (Unprovoked)
Location: Hirara, Miyako, OKINAWA
Activity: Fishing for octopus
Victim: Shizuo Nakachi (M, age 55)
Injury: FATAL, legs severed  
Fatal: Y
Species: White shark
Source: Okinawa Weekly Times, 7/19/1997 editon; Ryukyu Shrimpo News (Japan)