12-11-2013, 08:20 AM
Just read this on the HPD message board:
Island police are investigating a shark bite that occurred Wednesday (December 11) at Punaluu in the area of Punaluu Beach and Ninole Bay.
At approximately 8 a.m., a 29-year-old Captain Cook man reported being bitten by a shark while body boarding in the area of Ninole Bay, which is just south of Punaluu Beach Park.
Officers contacted the victim at Kau Hospital, where he was being treated for his non-life-threatening injuries. The victim reported being approximately 20 yards off shore in 8 feet of water when the shark attack occurred. He was body boarding with two friends, who identified the shark as being a Tiger shark 10 -12 feet long.
The beach was closed and is expected to remain closed until noon Friday (December 13).
Island police are investigating a shark bite that occurred Wednesday (December 11) at Punaluu in the area of Punaluu Beach and Ninole Bay.
At approximately 8 a.m., a 29-year-old Captain Cook man reported being bitten by a shark while body boarding in the area of Ninole Bay, which is just south of Punaluu Beach Park.
Officers contacted the victim at Kau Hospital, where he was being treated for his non-life-threatening injuries. The victim reported being approximately 20 yards off shore in 8 feet of water when the shark attack occurred. He was body boarding with two friends, who identified the shark as being a Tiger shark 10 -12 feet long.
The beach was closed and is expected to remain closed until noon Friday (December 13).