#kauai shark

Ocean Safety Bureau officials have closed Hanalei Bay on Kauaʻi to swimming until further notice due to a shark bite that was reported at 3:10 p.m. on Nov. 5. According to a preliminary report, a male resident was surfing near the “Pine Trees” surf break when he was bitten by a shark. The man suffered injuries to his legs. Currently, there is no information available on the type or size of the shark.

Ocean Safety personnel on Kauaʻi have closed Keoneloa Bay after a 29-year-old visitor was apparently bitten by a shark while body boarding at around 8 a.m.

The surfer told authorities that he was paddling out at about 6 a.m. when the shark bit him in the arm, 25-30 yards off shore. He suffered a single puncture wound.