"I call October Sharktober, especially out here in Hawaii as a surfer."
On a day when a Maui surfer was busy schlepping “Sharkbanz” on Instagram and referring to her arm, which was mutilated by a Tiger shark when she was fourteen as “Stumpy” another surfer is in hospital in a critical condition after being hit by a Tiger shark at popular surf spot, Sandpiles.
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Kenji Nonka, a well put-together sixty one year old who surfs every morning, usually at dawn, was hit just before seven am.
By the time Maui police, firefighters and first responders arrived at the scene, Kenji was on the beach, one leg completely severed just below the knee.
He was taken to Maui Memorial Medical in critical condition although he ain’t on death’s door at least according to a friend who said he’s pretty keen to get back in the drink, although he realises it’ll be as a boogie boarder.
Shades of the great Kai Mckenzie etc.
In an eerie coincidence, it was twenty one years, almost to the very day, since Bethany Hamilton was hit by a Tiger shark.
“October 31st is Stumpy’s birthday,” said Bethany. “It’s the day I lost my arm. And I call October Sharktober, especially out here in Hawaii as a surfer. Sharks are just way more active and it’s known that they’re migrating and getting ready to give birth. And Tiger sharks in particular are migrating and getting ready to give birth. And Tiger sharks in particular are coming closer to shore, so we tend to see them more or there tends to be more activity. But at the end of the day, the chances of you having an incident with a shark are very low.”
Throw some cash in the tank for Kenji Nonka here.
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Crack whores don’t have teeth.
You must be scared of the world and want daddy Trump to protect you.
Which leg? Maybe Mac & Ken can trade shoe collections
This is a surf adjacent website mate, is that the only topic you can talk about? You must be a fun dude
Some of us come here to escape politics 🤣
Surfing in all it’s varied guises and risks getting more dodgy by the day.
Sharks don’t have hands and are often misunderstood for just wanting to say hi….
More qualified and smarter than him, too.
I’m more worried about a buddy handing me a pumpkin ale.
Some incidents with microphones lately, too: https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Hoping the women in America will put a harpoon in that fat fuck on Tuesday.
She’s from Kauai ya ding-dong…
Seems like a lot of attacks on Maui the past few years.
If Beth stumps up I’ll throw in some 🍕🤑