Shark bites girl near site of fatal 2004 attack

By Gary T. Kubota

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 27, 2012

~~<p>State and county ocean safety officials were expected to keep about a one-mile stretch of beach closed through noon today in northwest Maui after a 16-year-old California girl was bitten by a shark Tuesday about 10 feet from shore.</p>
<p>The girl, vacationing with her family, suffered a 3- to 5-inch cut on her left calf, and Maui fire personnel provided medical treatment, authorities said.</p>
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State and county ocean safety officials were expected to keep about a one-mile stretch of beach closed through noon today in northwest Maui after a 16-year-old California girl was bitten by a shark Tuesday about 10 feet from shore.

The girl, vacationing with her family, suffered a 3- to 5-inch cut on her left calf, and Maui fire personnel provided medical treatment, authorities said. Login for more...