Surfer bit by shark off Hawaii coast, part of leg severed in attack
A 61-year-old man lost part of his leg in a shark attack off the coast of Hawaii Friday. According to a GoFundMe, the man is recovering.
Surfer Struggles To Make It To Shore After Shark Bites Off His Leg In Horrific Incident
Image via GoFundMe In an extraordinary tale of survival, a surfer struggled to make it to shore after a shark bit off one of his legs while in Hawaii. The incident happened on November 1. According to a press release,
Shark bites 61-year-old Maui surfer, completely severing his leg below the knee
The man, 61, was surfing off Waiehu Beach Park Friday morning when a shark bit him. Police officers who arrived to the scene first tried to control the bleeding with tourniquets. His right leg was “completely severed just below the knee,” Maui County said in a news release.
Surfer's Leg "Completely Severed" in Maui Beach Shark Attack
A 61-year-old man from Hawaii is recovering after a shark attack, with experts warning these are common at this time of year.
Shark bite severs 61-year-old surfer’s leg below knee off Maui, Hawaii rescuers say
Fire officials say a surfer swam to shore with help after losing one leg below the knee to a shark attack off Maui, calling it “extraordinary.” Photo by Christoffer Engstrom via Unsplash A 61-year-old surfer swam back to shore with help after a shark ...
Florida surfer survives near-fatal shark attack at same beach, 12 years after first bite
This wasn't Cole Taschman's first brush with a shark. Twelve years prior, he had been bitten by a smaller shark while surfing in the same exact spot at Bathtub Beach in Stuart, Florida.
Community rallies around surfer attacked by shark
Lying in his hospital bed, Kenji Nonaka says he has been overwhelmed by the goodwill to help him recover from a shark attack that took his left leg below his knee. “I don’t know how to say it but, ‘Thank you so much,
61-year-old surfer's leg 'completely severed' in Maui shark attack
A 61-year-old man surfing on the Hawaiian island of Maui had has leg completely severed during a shark attack, local police say.
Shark bites off part of surfer’s leg in attack near Maui beach, authorities say
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 ...
Shark ‘completely severs’ leg of Hawaii surfer off Maui beach, authorities say
A 61-year-old surfer in Hawaii had his leg severed when he was bitten in a shark attack in the waters off Maui on Friday ...
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Florida surfer survives shark attack at same beach he was bitten at 11 years ago: ‘I’m dead’
It’s a fin-tastical story of survival. A Florida surfer feels lucky to be alive after being bitten by a shark — on the exact same beach where he survived a similar attack 11 years ago.