Hawaii surfer shark attack. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography soul surfer. Hawaiian surfer escapes shark attack jeff horton 25 fought off a tiger shark when the animal narrowly missed his leg and took a bite out of his surfboard off the coast of kauai hawaii. However the wound characteristics were determined to be inconsistent with a shark bite based on analysis by the international shark attack file.
Honolulu a teen surfing off the hawaiian island of oahu escaped a shark encounter uninjured but his board didnt. Khon tv reports 16 year old max keliikipi was waiting for a wave last sunday. Bethany meilani hamilton born february 8 1990 is an american professional surfer who survived a 2003 shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off and who ultimately returned to professional surfing.
An incident at lahilahi makaha oahu on july 25 2008 was initially reported as a shark bite. A teenage surfer is fortunate to have escaped unharmed after a harrowing encounter with a shark off makaha on the hawaiian island of oahu. An incident at haena kauai on november 25 1995 was misdiagnosed as a shark bite.
Max keliikipi 16 was surfing by himself at dusk sunday. Cnn on sunday evening max keliikipi was driving home from work when he saw the waves at makaha beach on oahu hawaii. A true story of faith family and fighting to get back on the board.
The 16 year old grabbed his surfboard and paddled out as hes done almost. Bethany hamilton was attacked by a 4 metre tiger shark in hawaii in 2003 she returned to the surf one month after the attack and has a slightly modified board she has announced shell be competing on this years wsl qualifying series tour.