Paddleboarder injured in apparent shark attack

A stand-up paddleboarder is believed to have been bitten on the right arm by a shark Saturday at Pounders Beach near Laie.

The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. while the 23-year-old was with a group of other paddleboarders, according to the Honolulu Emergency Services Department. Further details on the apparent shark encounter were not immediately available.

EMS personnel transported the victim to an emergency room in serious condition.

The beach is not staffed by lifeguards. Shark-warning signs were posted in the area.

Two other shark incidents have been reported this year. In April, a bodyboarder was bitten at Poipu on Kauai; in March a stand-up paddleboarder was injured at Kukio in North Kona.