Todd Murashige, 40, was surfing Crouching Lian near Oahu’s Kaaawa when he remembers seeing a shark head next to him. He started paddling for shore and the next thing he knew the shark had taken a large chunk out of his thigh, according to a story on KITV.com.
Murashige pried the shark off his leg with his hands and said he could not feel his foot when he got back on his surfboard. However, he did see most of the flesh on his right thigh ripped open, he told his family.. . . A fellow surfer helped him into shore and called 911. “When I was lying on shore and I thought I was going to black out, and I told myself if I blacked out I would die. That’s what I really felt. So, I called my wife and I called my mom. I guess you don’t really realize,” Murashige said.
Doctors at Queen’s Medical center say he is doing fine, but he is unsure whether he will ever surf again.
[Link: KITV.com and Honolulu Advertiser]
