MAKENA LANDING BEACH (HAWAII)- Last weekend a 51-year-old woman from California was attacked off Makena Landing Beach Park by a shark estimated to be between 10 and 12 feet long.
The woman was swimming approximately 20 yards offshore. She suffered nonlife-threatening injuries, including puncture wounds to her right inner thigh and lacerations to the front and back of her right hand from pushing the shark away. She was transported to Maui Memorial Medical Center in stable condition.
Beaches closed
After the attack the beaches surrounding Makena Landing Beach Park were closed off. Ocean Safety crews had closed the beaches one mile to the north and south of the attack site, from Maluaka Beach to Changs Beach. They have been opened again.
It is still not sure what type of species of shark attacked the woman.