Shark attack at Garden Island Resort, Taveuni, Fiji

Shark attack details: Garden Island Resort, Taveuni, 12-Dec-2000
Date of attack: December 12th 2000
Location: Garden Island Resort, Taveuni
Shark species: 6 m [20'] shark
Name of victim: Michael Loxton
Age of victim: 47 years old
Sex of victim: M
Activity: Swimming back from anchored sailboat
Injury: FATAL, leg severed

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