Surfer Loses Leg in Hawaii Shark Attack After 'Extraordinary' Feat of Making It to Shore After Incident
A 61-year-old man surfing at Waiehu Beach Park in Maui was bitten in the early hours of Nov. 1, Maui fire and rescue officials said Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was previously an ...
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 beach on Maui, witnesses and authorities say. The shark attack happened Friday around 7 a.
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.
61-year-old man critically injured, bit by shark at Waiehu, Maui
Maui emergency crews responded today to a report of a shark attack incident in the area known as “Sand Piles” at Waiehu on Maui at around 7:08 a.m.
Surfer’s leg ‘completely severed’ in Hawaii shark attack
A 61-year-old man is recovering in the hospital after losing his leg in a shark attack in Hawaii Friday morning.
Surfer loses part of leg in shark attack off Maui beach
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A 61-year-old surfer was critically injured in a shark attack at Waiehu Beach Park on Friday morning, Maui police said. It happened shortly after 7 a.m. Sources said the victim was sitting on his board when the shark swam up and bit his leg.
Surfer Loses Leg in Shark Attack at Waiehu Beach Park on Maui
A 61-year-old surfer lost his leg in a shark attack at Maui's Waiehu Beach Park, with emergency services providing prompt aid.
Shark bite severs 61-year-old surfer’s leg below knee off Maui, Hawaii rescuers say
Rescuers applied tourniquets and took the 61-year-old man to a hospital in critical condition, officials said. Beaches were closed in the Waiehu Beach Park area.
Maui Shark Attack Victim: ‘looking forward to getting back in the ocean.’ (Update)
Kenji Nonoka, 61, lost his leg from a shark bite while surfing in central Maui; from the hospital, he’s now plotting his return to the water.
Surfer's leg 'severed at the knee' after shark attack at Maui's Waiehu Beach
A 61-year-old surfer is in critical condition after one of his legs was bitten off by a shark at Waiehu Beach Park, Friday morning.
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.
Shark ‘completely severs’ leg of Hawaii surfer off Maui beach, authorities say
The man, whose name was not released publicly, was surfing around 7:05 a.m. at a surf spot known as "Sand Piles" near ...
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Surfer Remains Hopeful for His Return to the Ocean After Brutal Shark Attack
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