A 25-year-old woman was taken to hospital after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Hawaii on Friday.
A 25-year-old woman was left in a serious condition after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Hawaii on Friday.The incident took place on Oahu's north shore in the area of Haleiwa, according to Sunny Johnson, a paramedic supervisor at Honolulu Emergency Medical Services.Johnson said paramedics responded to the incident at around 2 p.m. and treated the woman who had multiple injuries, and was transported in a serious condition to a trauma hospital.
'During a press conference South Walton Fire District Chief Ryan Crawford said the 'highly unusual' attacks took place 'in relative proximity' to each other, and resulted in 'devastating injuries.'He said the first victim was a 45-year-old woman who was in a critical condition with 'significant trauma' to her midsection and her lower left arm amputated.
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