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Shark Attack Survivor Todd Murashige Savors ‘Second Chance’

Saturday, December 13, 2008 By Martin Brody View Comments
Todd Murashige hugs it out at his December 3 fundraiser

We covered the shark attack on Todd Murashige at Crouching Lion on Oahu earlier this year.By Leila Fujimori, Honolulu Star-BulletinTodd Murashige has lost his tan and shoulder-length hair. All his toes move, he's standing on his two legs and can bend his knees to a 130-degree angle.But the biggest changes in the 40-year-old Ahuimanu man since a shark chomped his right leg are the ones you can't see."Oh, we can see the change for the better," said his aunt Wilma Yonemoto. "Unfortunately, … [Read more...]

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

Thursday, November 20, 2008 By Martin Brody View Comments
Todd Murashige is a changed man

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 AdvertiserKANE'OHE, OAHUTodd Murashige will have to live with the vicious scars from an attack that ripped his thigh open to the bone — and with the feelings he has for the shark that bit him.After two months of recovery and rehabilitation, Murashige is now grateful to the shark that changed his … [Read more...]

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Shark Bite Victim Talks About Tiger Shark Attack

Thursday, September 11, 2008 By Martin Brody View Comments
Todd Murashige Discusses Shark Attack

HONOLULU, HAWAIIBy Gina MangieriWhen 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 I called my mom."He'd been sitting on his board at the surf spot called crouching lion when suddenly he saw what he thinks was a tiger shark head on his lap."It kind of seemed fake, a … [Read more...]

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Shark Attack Shocks Oahu Community

Thursday, September 11, 2008 By Martin Brody View Comments
duane shimogawa reports on oahu shark attack

KAAAWA, OAHU, HAWAIIBy Duane ShimogawaThe 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 shark chomped down on his right leg. The surfer was taken to Queen's Medical Center and was listed in serious condition. The shark took a large chunk out of his right thigh. He was also bitten on … [Read more...]

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Oahu Shark Attack: Surfer Recovering

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 By Martin Brody View 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, OAHUBy Ron MizutaniA 40-year-old Kaneohe man remains at the Queen's Medical Center recovering from a shark attack in Kaaawa. Todd Murashige is in stable condition with extensive injuries to his right leg and fingers. A shark bit Murashige about 5 p.m. yesterday … [Read more...]

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