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 I called my mom." He'd been sitting on his board at the surf spot … [Read more...]
Shark Attack Shocks Oahu Community
KAAAWA, OAHU, HAWAIIBy 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 shark chomped down on his right leg. The surfer was taken to Queen's … [Read more...]
Oahu Shark Attack: Surfer Recovering
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 in Kaaawa. Todd Murashige … [Read more...]
Oahu Shark Attack Update: Surfer Suffers “Fairly Massive Injury”
The Fear Beneath reported on this story when it broke, late Monday evening. Additional details have been procured and are provided below. KA'AWA, OAHU, HAWAII A surfer suffered a "fairly massive injury" on his leg from a shark bite yesterday offshore of the Crouching Lion near Kaaawa, fire officials said. The man, in his 40s, paddled himself to shore after the 5 p.m. … [Read more...]