Shark attack leaves beachgoers shaken as popular tourist haven goes on alert

A fashionable Hawaiian abrogation destination has been closed to the nationalist aft a surfer suffered a shark wound earlier this week.

The incidental happened soon aft 3 p.m. connected Nov. 5, erstwhile a surfer was bitten by a shark portion swimming successful Kaua’i island’s Hanalei Bay, the Ocean Safety Bureau (OSB) said successful a quality release.

The surfer, who is simply a section resident, suffered injuries to his legs and was treated by archetypal responders astatine the country earlier being transported to adjacent Wilcox Medical Center, officials said.

Authorities person not been capable to find immoderate accusation regarding the size oregon benignant of shark, according to the release.

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A antheral surfer suffered injuries to his legs aft being bitten by a shark portion swimming successful the waters of Hanalei Bay, Hawaii, connected Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (iStock)

Details regarding the information of the surfer and if the formation has been reopened were not instantly available. 

As a precaution, signs speechmaking "Shark Sighted" and "No Swimming" person been posted passim the beach, and lifeguards are patrolling the coastline to pass tourists not to participate the water.

The wound came connected the aforesaid time different adjacent formation was closed to swimmers pursuing a reported shark sighting.

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Officials person been incapable to find the size and benignant of shark that spot a surfer portion successful the waters of Hanalei Bay, Hawaii, connected Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (iStock)

Po‘ipū Beach – located conscionable 45 miles from Hanalei Bay – besides saw closures this week aft a shark was spotted astir 2 hours aft Wednesday’s attack.

OSB officials reported that a 3-to-4-foot reef shark was seen successful the waters adjacent the beach, resulting successful authorities closing the country to swimmers, according to the Kaua’i Fire Department.

As of Oct. 12, determination had been 16 reported shark bites passim the United States successful 2025, including 1 onslaught successful Hawaii, according to information from trackingsharks.com.

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Officials closed the formation successful Hanalei Bay, Hawaii, aft the surfer was bitten by a shark connected Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, arsenic authorities warned visitors to refrain from swimming successful the area. (iStock)

Last year, determination were 71 reported bites — including 47 unprovoked attacks — worldwide, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File.

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The Kaua’i Fire Department and OSB did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.