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A young man sitting on an 8-foot surfboard in Oahu on Saturday was attacked by a shark, which bit his elbow and wrist, leaving him to bleed profusely.
"KHON2.com quoted surfer Ryan Hailstones, who was about 20 feet from the attack, as saying. "It was beautiful, glassy, really good waves and all of a sudden you hear someone yelling 'Help! Shark! Help! "
"I just saw the end going back-and-forth, back-and-forth while he's screaming trying to fight the shark off," he said.
Several surfers sprung into action, bringing the man, who is 23, to the shore and making a turnaround from their surf leashes, reported KHON2.
Hailstones said the area, Laie Beach Park, also known as Pounders Beach, where the man was attacked tends to be empty, but that luckily it was crowded on Saturday.
Tiger sharks are seen in part of Hawaii
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"We're getting it to the beach and called 911," he said. "We re-did the turnstile when we got down there."
"It looked like it was losing blood really quick and the turnstile really helped."
You kind of just saw blood everywhere. It was beautiful, glassy, really good waves and all of a sudden you hear someone yelling 'Help! Shark! Help! '
Witnesses told KHON2 that the victim was remarkably friendly after the ordeal, thanking those who had helped him. Paramedics took the man to the hospital, where he was in serious condition.
"He actually had a smile on [his face] "Hailstones said." He was a nice guy and I hope he recovers well. "
In June, Hawaii 's director of the Aquarium State of the World Warned of multiple shark sightings in Oahu and Maui – not uncommon at a time of year when surfers and swimmers, reported KHON2.
Among the species spotted in the area are hammerhead and tiger sharks
Hammerheads are among the kind of sharks seen in Hawaii
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"If they are hanging around an area, it's usually an indication there is food there," said Andrew Rossiter, the State Aquarium director. "Perhaps something is dead beneath the water and the scent has attracted them there."
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