WAILUKU, Hawaii—A 51-year-old
woman from California was attacked over the weekend by a shark off
Makena Landing Beach Park on Maui.
Maui News reports that the beaches near the park were closed Saturday afternoon
after the shark attacked the woman when she was about 20 yards from
shore. The shark was estimated to be between
10 and 12 feet long.
Fire
Services Chief Lee Mainaga says the woman suffered puncture wounds to
her right inner thigh and lacerations to the front and back of her right
hand from pushing the shark away.
She was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center in stable condition.
Beaches
were closed one mile to the north and one mile to the south of where
the woman was attacked while ocean safety officials evaluated the
situation.
