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His right leg was “completely severed just below the knee,” Maui County said in a news release. “Kenji”, 61, was identified as the surfer whose leg was completely severed from a shark ...
A 61-year-old man in Hawaii is recovering after he was bitten by a shark while surfing. On Friday, Nov. 1, Maui police and fire officials announced in a press release that a man was bitten on the ...
A 61-year-old surfer in Hawaii managed to begin swimming toward shore after a shark bit off a portion of his leg near a beach on Maui, witnesses and authorities say.
The warning will be extended if there is a shark sighting in the area. Maui fire and ocean safety officials were patrolling the waters using rescue watercraft and a drone. State officials provided shark warning signs and helped with cordoning off the area. There were no details provided on what kind of shark was involved.
His right leg was “completely severed just below the knee,” Maui County said in a news release. The man was alert while being treated on shore and then taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical condition. The man said he did not see the shark approach, authorities reported. The incident prompted officials to close the beach park.
A 61-year-old surfer lost part of his leg after he was bitten by a shark Friday morning off the island of Maui.
He lives on Maui. On March 16, 2009 Spalding became one of the few humans to be attacked by the deep water cookiecutter shark. He was bitten by one of the sharks while swimming between the islands of Hawai'i and Maui in what is referred to as the Alenuihaha Channel. [2] The attack occurred at 8:15 pm 10 miles off Upolu point. [3]
Kenji Nonaka lost his leg in a shark attack in Hawaii on Friday, Nov. 1. The avid surfer was released from the hospital on Nov. 7 and is "super motivated to begin the rehab and recovery process to ...