Tessa Horan, 24, from New Mexico, was killed by a shark after it tore off her leg while she was swimming near Neiafu jetty, Vava’u island, Tonga at 6pm local time on 1 February 2006.
According to Pacific magazine she had recently arrived on the island on 18 January to work as a volunteer for the US Peace Corps.
“She was believed to have joined village youth in games of netball and soccer before a swim in the harbour.
“A Tongan youth that accompanied Ms Horan for a swim said she was pulled underwater and attacked by the shark,” the magazine reported.
Details of the size and species of the shark were not mentioned in the report.
Sources:
Pacific magazine
