Shark attack at Great Astrolabe Reef, Kadavu, Fiji

Shark attack details: Great Astrolabe Reef, Kadavu, Oct-1959
Date of attack: October 1st 1959
Location: Great Astrolabe Reef, Kadavu
Shark species: 1.8 m [6'] Tiger shark
Name of victim: Etuate Waqa
Age of victim: 36 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Spearfishing
Injury: forearm abraded

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1.8 m [6'] tiger shark 1.8 m [6'] Tiger shark

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