Historical reference record — not independently verified
Shark incident at Off Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, JAPAN — 1992-03-08
What happened
Historical record: Off Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, JAPAN. Recorded date: 1992-03-08. Classification: Unprovoked.
What is known
- Recorded classification: Unprovoked
What remains uncertain
- This replaces a weak January candidate with the documented March 1992 Matsuyama fatality.
- Historical source match supplied with the recovery material; not independently verified.
Fact panel
- Date
- 1992-03-08
- Date precision
- Exact
- Location
- Off Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, JAPAN
- Country
- JAPAN
- Activity
- Professional diving / collecting pen shell
- Incident classification
- Unprovoked
- Area / state
- Ehime Prefecture
- Person / vessel
- Kazuta Harada
- Age
- 41
- Sex
- M
- Time
- About 15:20
- Injury / case note
- Fatal; diver disappeared and damaged diving equipment was recovered.
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Species
- White shark
- Species confidence
- Reported
- Coordinate precision
- Region
Incident location
Off Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, JAPAN
Approximate area: Ehime Prefecture
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Location precision: Approximate area
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Sources and verification
- Scientific/historical reporting cross-checked against the legacy route — www.upi.comSupports: Historical incident fields; supplied source match, not independent verification
Shark incident records can change as investigations develop. This page shows the current verification status and was last restored from supplied historical reference material on 2026-09-25.
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Supplementary content updated: 2026-09-24. This does not change the original verification status or review date.