A surfer in Oahu, Hawaii is recovering after surviving a shark attack recently on the South Shore. It is believe the animal that bit him was an 8-foot Galapagos shark.
Koa Smith is a veteran surfer on Oahu’s South Shore and says he will not be deterred from getting back in the water once he is cleared by the doctors, despite suffering traumatic injuries.
Oahu Surfer Describes Vicious Shark Attack At Kaikoos
While sitting in his bed at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Koa Smith described his shark attack to Hawaii News Now. What started like any other surf session at Kaikoos on a Saturday morning quickly turned into a nightmare.
Smith said “it really did feel like somebody just came from behind, grabbed my ankle and pulled. And I was just confused. So I turned around to see who’s doing this, who’s grabbing me. And yeah, it was just a shark.”…