Fisherman killed in shark attack ADVERTISING Fisherman killed in shark attack HONOLULU (AP) — A kayak fisherman died Monday after a shark attack off Maui, local officials said. Ocean Safety officials on the island received a report that a shark
Fisherman killed in shark attack
HONOLULU (AP) — A kayak fisherman died Monday after a shark attack off Maui, local officials said.
Ocean Safety officials on the island received a report that a shark bit a man fishing in a kayak between Maui and Molokini, a small island less than 3 miles off the southwest coast of Maui that’s popular for diving and snorkeling.
A friend kayaking with the victim took him to a nearby snorkeling charter boat, which took them to shore, Maui County said in a news release.
The man died before reaching Maui. The man’s identity and details about where he was bitten and the kind of shark involved were not immediately available.
Though the attack happened far from shore, state and county officials closed beaches a mile north and a mile south of Makena State Recreation Area in southwest Maui, said Deborah Ward, spokeswoman for the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. Officials expect to reopen beaches at noon Tuesday.
Isaac Brumaghim knows firsthand the dangers of kayak fishing, which he said is growing in popularity. He was fishing off Oahu’s west coast in April when a camera mounted on his kayak captured footage of a 9-foot shark jumping up and chomping on the tuna he was reeling in.
Sharks are “an absolute danger, every single day,” he said. “You have to respect the fact they can bite you at any time.”
He said bait in the water can easily attract the animal.
“Just a little bit of blood, a little meat in the water, that’s all you need,” he said. “It’s like dogs out there.”
There have been eight shark attacks near Maui this year. On Friday, a Maui woman suffered nonfatal injuries in an attack.
In August, a German tourist died a week after losing her arm in a shark attack. Jana Lutteropp, 20, was snorkeling up to 100 yards off a beach in southwest Maui when the shark bit off her right arm.
Man receives high-voltage jolt
HONOLULU (AP) — A 22-year-old man attempting to stop a downed high voltage power line from igniting cars was shocked and critically injured in Kailua.
The man Sunday morning approached the line with a fire extinguisher because the line was arching over cars and possibly causing them to smoke.
A spokeswoman for Honolulu Emergency Medical Services says the man touched a car with his hand and was shocked. He stopped breathing but was revived. He was taken by paramedics to a hospital in critical condition.
The incident began with a reported downed power line on a car on Ohana Street. Power was knocked out to about 1,700 customers but restored later in the morning.
Hawaiian Electric Co. is investigating the outage.
