An emergency medical services spokeswoman said the unidentified victim sustained serious injuries to his right leg, including puncture wounds indicating a shark bite.
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Chance Cacatian was on the beach when the attack happened and saw good Samaritans and lifeguards spring to action. “I got hit!'”, said Capt. Kelly Krohne.
Krohne reportedly brought the injured boy to shore.
A Rhode Island man who lost a leg in a shark attack while surfing in Hawaii has returned to New England to continue his recovery.
Ocean Safety officials advised swimmers to stay out of the water and posted shark warning signs along area beaches.
A young surfer was seriously injured in a shark attack off the coast of Makaha, Hawaii, the seventh shark incident in the state this year.
One possible explanation for the recent spike is the natural life cycle of sharks, Dr. Carl Meyer, of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology at the University of Hawaii, told KMGB.
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The 25-year-old, who has lived and surfed in Hawaii for the past four years, was sitting on his surfboard in the waters of Oahu in early October, when a 12-foot shark dragged him under his board.
