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A 51-year-old woman was in serious condition this afternoon after an apparent shark attack in waters off Makaha Beach, according to an Emergency Medical Services report.
The woman was about 300 yards offshore when the attack occurred at about 2:30 p.m., leaving her with bites to the shoulder and arm, according to the report. Lifeguards put the injured woman on a rescue board and brought her to shore. Surfers in the water assisted lifeguards.
No further information at this time on the type of shark.
On the beach, paramedics took over with advanced life support and transported the woman in serious condition to a trauma center.
Lifeguards have posted shark warning signs and have cleared the water. The signs will stay up overnight and the beach will be reassessed Thursday morning.
Why do people go 300 yards offshore?
Some of us really like to swim. A good example is the North Shore Swim series each summer. The underwater views are often spectacular a bit away from shore. That said, people shouldn’t do ocean swims alone any more than they should go hiking in the mountains alone.
So us folks 200 yards out don’t get bit first.
Is that a biting comment?
Very sharp witted!
just, I guess you’re not a surfer/body boarder. Surf breaks are over 300 yards out. That’s why people go out that far. Diamond Head surf break is WAYYY more than 300 yards out.
Hope she recovers. It is alarming that she was so far out. I don’t go out that far and I have fins and sometimes my leashed boogie board. Dark areas scare me!