Surfer hit by a shark at Leftovers. Above the knee amputation. Critical condition, obvs…
The quarter-mile stretch between Leftovers and Marijuanas ain’t what you go to the North Shore for.
Fun, sure, but, mostly, you’re there because you don’t wanna deal with the mind-fuck of the Rocky Point to Off the Wall crowd.
I’ve always found the area a little creepy, sharky as hell, big Tigers chasing big turtles. Four attacks in the last 10 years doesn’t really aid my peace of mind.
A few hours ago, 25-year-old surfer Colin Cook was hit by a shark, I’d guess a Tiger cause what else is there, at Leftovers, and was rushed by paramedics to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
According to Hawaii News Now,
“First responders said the attack happened about 10:30 a.m. in waters off Leftovers Beach Park, at 61-385 Kamehameha Highway.
“One witness told Hawaii News Now that the man was a surfer, and he was apparently sitting on his surfboard with his legs dangling in the water when he was attacked. The witness said bystanders used a surfboard leash as a tourniquet to control the bleeding. The victim appeared to have lost his leg to above the knee, the witnesses said.
“The man also apparently suffered injuries to his hand after attempting to swat the shark away.
“Officials are patrolling North Shore beaches near the scene of the attack, and advising people to stay out of the water.
“From January to September, there were four shark attacks in Hawaii: two on Maui and two on the Big Island.
“”In the most recent incident, a 27-year-old Kohala man suffered severe leg injuries when a 13-foot tiger shark bit him.
“The other incidents were:
On April 29, a 65-year-old woman was killed while snorkeling off Maui’s Ahihi Bay. The woman was in 20- to 35-foot-deep waters, and was about 200 yards offshore.
On March 18, a 60-year-old man suffered cuts to his forearm, left arm and thigh while standing in 4-foot-deep water off Hapuna Beach on the Big Island. Authorities said the man was bit by a 8- to 10-foot-long tiger shark.
On Jan. 27, a 20-year-old Maui man was bit by a shark he had caught while fishing in Lahaina.
Meanwhile, three LA beaches have been closed after a shark charged a surfer.
fuck Reilly that photo is dead set assaulting me!
Please help Colin’s Recovery! One of the nicest guys in the world!
Here is a link to his Go Fund Me Page.
https://www.gofundme.com/su…
A decade ago there would be shark blood in the water. Am I I saying that’s the answer…I’m not really sure but if it was my good leg I would want justice.
They were actually Orange County beaches. Headed out now, wish me luck.
With the crowds, the sharks, the traffic, or the waves?
The crowd ended up being the most frightening and dangerous, though I survived through sheer force of will.