Surfer Dies After Shark ‘Encounter’ in Hawaii

Surfer Dies After Shark ‘Encounter’ in Hawaii
A warning sign indicating sharks have been sighted in the water at a beach in Hawaii in a file photo. Nicholas Floyd/Shutterstock
The Associated Press
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PAIA, Hawaii—A surfer in Hawaii has died after being injured in a shark encounter off Maui’s northern shore, according to the Maui Police Department. Authorities stopped short of calling the event an attack and didn’t describe the man’s injuries.

Ocean Safety Officers grabbed and transported the man by jet ski to shore, where responders performed life-saving measures until medical personnel arrived and took the victim to a hospital for further treatment, police said in a news release.