Woman Seriously Hurt In Apparent Shark Attack On North Shore

The victim, 25, was hospitalized with multiple injuries after the attack in the Haleiwa area, authorities said.

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The victim, 25, was hospitalized with multiple injuries after the attack in the Haleiwa area, authorities said.

HONOLULU (AP) — A woman was seriously injured in an apparent shark attack Friday on Oahu’s North Shore, officials said.

Paramedics responded at about 2 p.m. in the Haleiwa area on Oahu’s North Shore, according to Sunny Johnson, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services paramedic supervisor.

Johnson said paramedics treated a 25-year-old woman with multiple injuries and took her to a trauma hospital in serious condition.

Further details on the attack or the extent of her injuries were not immediately available.

Also Friday, reported shark attacks led authorities to temporary close beaches to swimmers in Walton County, on the Florida Panhandle.

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