Thursday, March 11, 2010

Shark Attack Survivor Todd Murashige Savors ‘Second Chance’

December 13, 2008 by Martin Brody · Comments 

Murashige, a competitive surfer, was sitting on his board near the Crouching Lion Inn when he was bitten by what he thinks was a 12-foot tiger shark. He managed to paddle the half-mile back to shore, where he was assisted by a stranger.

Hawaii shark attack victim has big bills but a new outlook on life

November 20, 2008 by Martin Brody · Comments 

We covered the shark attack on Todd Murashige at Crouching Lion on Oahu earlier this year. The Honolulu Advertiser published this follow-up story to those events.
By Dan Nakaso, Honolulu Advertiser
KANE’OHE, OAHU
Todd Murashige will have to live with the vicious scars from an attack that ripped his thigh open to the bone — and with the [...]

Shark Bite Victim Talks About Tiger Shark Attack

September 11, 2008 by Martin Brody · Comments 

HONOLULU, HAWAII
By Gina Mangieri
When Todd Murashige recalls his shark attack Tuesday evening, it’s not the pain that brings him to tears — it’s what his family must have felt hearing the news.
“I told myself if I black out I’m gonna die, that’s what I really felt in my gut so I called my wife and [...]

Shark Attack Shocks Oahu Community

September 11, 2008 by Martin Brody · Comments 

KAAAWA, OAHU, HAWAII
By Duane Shimogawa
The day after a shark takes a bite out of a surfer and his board, warning signs continue to caution people to stay out of the water. Those signs are posted along the water at Kahana Bay in Kaaawa.
Officials say the victim, a man in his 40s, was surfing when the [...]

Oahu Shark Attack: Surfer Recovering

September 10, 2008 by Martin Brody · Comments 

Amateur surfer Todd Murashige was attacked Tuesday evening off the windward side of Oahu, by what is suspected to have been a large tiger shark.
The Fear Beneath staff wishes Todd all the best for a speedy recovery.
HONOLULU, OAHU
By Ron Mizutani
A 40-year-old Kaneohe man remains at the Queen’s Medical Center recovering from a shark attack [...]