Individuals surf off of Launiupoko Seaside Park close to Lahaina, Hawaii, in October. A surfer died after encountering a shark on Maui on Saturday.
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Individuals surf off of Launiupoko Seaside Park close to Lahaina, Hawaii, in October. A surfer died after encountering a shark on Maui on Saturday.
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A 39-year-old surfer has died in Hawaii after sustaining accidents in a ”shark encounter,” the Maui Police Division mentioned over the weekend.
Police responded to the seashore space of 93 Hana Freeway in Paia at round 11:19 a.m. native time Saturday.
There they discovered lifeguards transporting the sufferer, later recognized as Jason Carter of Haiku, to shore through jet ski.
First responders carried out life-saving measures onshore earlier than medical personnel transported Carter to the Maui Memorial Medical Heart for additional remedy.
Authorities mentioned Carter later succumbed to his accidents and died.
”The Maui Police Division extends our deepest condolences to Mr. Carter’s household and mates,” the police assertion mentioned.
Officers added the preliminary investigation exhibits no signal of foul play however that the investigation is ongoing. An post-mortem has additionally been scheduled, police mentioned.
Maui County wrote in a put up on Instagram that Carter had been browsing on the time of the incident, which occurred round 11:12 a.m. native time, based on the Maui Hearth Division.
Baldwin Seaside Park and Decrease Pā’ia Park have been closed on Saturday, and officers have been patrolling the realm on shore and on jet skis, the county added.
Hawaii’s Division of Land and Pure Assets mentioned Saturday that shark warning indicators had been posted 1 mile in both path from the incident website in accordance with commonplace procedures.
In line with the Worldwide Shark Assault File on the Florida Museum of Pure Historical past, Hawaii has seen 187 confirmed unprovoked shark assaults since 1837. That’s second solely to Florida, which has a documented 912 assaults.