Rescuers applied tourniquets and took the 61-year-old man to a hospital in critical condition, officials said. Beaches were closed in the Waiehu Beach Park area.

Sixty-nine unprovoked shark bites were reported by the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File in 2023, up six over the five-year average. Two people died in the U.S. after ...

Photo by Christoffer Engstrom via Unsplash A 61-year-old surfer swam back to shore with help after a shark bit off his leg below the knee, Hawaii rescuers reported. The shark bite took place at ...