The survivor of a shark attack last weekend is sharing his harrowing story of a day of surfing that turned into a fight for his life.
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"I've seen a 4 foot black tip shark, 7-8 foot sandbar sharks, whitetip sharks are out here too. There have been hammerheads, but I haven't seen any stripes ... no big tigers. I think if people knew how many sharks were in the water, there would be less people in the water," said Kewalo surfer Kaiel Nash.
"He ended up face to face with the shark with his foot still in its mouth and he wrapped his leg around it, like a bear hug. Throwing punches didn't work, so he started going after the gills and eyes," said Morita's son Kamu Morita.
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