Maui shark attack: “I was basically in its mouth.”

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“It was something you dream of on ‘Shark Week,'” Roberson said. “It was so close to me, and the mouth was so open when it came up. It was in pure attack mode, and it was just right there.

“It was something you dream of on ‘Shark Week,'” Roberson said. “It was so close to me, and the mouth was so open when it came up. It was in pure attack mode, and it was just right there. I was basically in its mouth.” It was a 12-14 foot tiger shark.

Roberson slid off his board to put it between him and the shark. He then punched and kicked the angry shark.

This is what Hawaii surfer Kaleo Roberson of Haiku felt holding his 8 year old twins. He was in a group of about 20 people.
It was the first event recently in Hawaii.

A second shark encounter was reported on Maui Monday morning.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said a 58-year old stand up paddle-boarder said he felt a hard bump on the back of his board, knocking him into the water in Kahului Harbor, on the vacation island Maui.

After he surfaced he observed a dorsal fin about six feet away. The paddler was not able to identify the species of shark and it quickly disappeared.

hark Attack Protocols have been initiated and DOCARE and the Department of Transportation-Harbors Division have closed Kahului Harbor waters as well as waters in one mile in each direction of the harbor. An assessment will be made Tuesday on whether to re-open.

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