A shark bit a Maui surfer on Friday and severed his leg, authorities mentioned.
The person, 61, was browsing off Waiehu Seashore Park on Friday morning when a shark bit him. Law enforcement officials who arrived to the scene first tried to regulate the bleeding with tourniquets. His proper leg was “utterly severed slightly below the knee,” Maui county mentioned in a information launch.
The person was alert whereas being handled on shore after which taken to Maui Memorial medical middle in essential situation.
The person mentioned he didn’t see the shark method, authorities reported.
The incident prompted officers to shut the seashore park. Officers warned folks to remain out of the water within the space. The general public warning to remain out of the water for a mile in every route of the incident will likely be in impact till at the least midday on Saturday. The warning will likely be prolonged if there’s a shark sighting within the space.
Maui hearth and ocean security officers had been patrolling the waters utilizing rescue watercraft and a drone. State officers offered shark warning indicators and helped with cordoning off the world.
There have been no particulars offered on what sort of shark was concerned.
In June, well-known surfer Tamayo Perry was killed in a shark assault whereas browsing off Oahu’s North Shore.
Nevertheless, shark assaults are comparatively uncommon internationally however appeal to a disproportionate quantity of reports media consideration. In lots of areas of the world shark populations have been decimated by human actions, together with being hunted for meals.
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