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A man's limb has been wholly severed beneath the genu aft helium was attacked by a shark portion surfing successful the Hawaiian waters of Maui.
The 61-year-old antheral was surfing disconnected Waiehu Beach Park connected Friday greeting erstwhile a shark spot him.
His close limb was "completely severed conscionable beneath the knee," Maui County said successful a statement.
The antheral was alert portion being treated connected enactment and past taken to Maui Memorial Medical Centre successful a captious condition.
Police officers had archetypal tried to power the bleeding with tourniquets erstwhile they arrived astatine the scene.
The surfer did not spot the shark approach, the authorities added.
Officials warned radical to enactment retired of the h2o successful the country and closed the formation park, with radical being told to enactment retired of the h2o for a mile successful each absorption of the incidental volition beryllium successful effect until astatine slightest noon connected Saturday section time.
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The informing volition beryllium extended if determination is simply a shark sighting successful the country - and Maui occurrence and water information officials were patrolling the waters utilizing rescue watercraft and a drone.
There were nary details provided connected what benignant of shark was involved.
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The man's existent information is not known.
In June, Tamayo Perry, a lifeguard and surfing teacher who besides appeared successful a Pirates of the Caribbean film, was killed successful a shark onslaught portion surfing disconnected Oahu successful Hawaii.
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