2 Shark Attacks in 1 Week in Hawaii | 20-Year-Old German Tourist & 16-Year-Old Surfer Last Wednesday, a German tourist had her arm bitten off by a shark while snorkeling off the coast of Maui. On Sunday, a 16-year-old local surfer was attacked by a shark off the coast of the Pohoiki coast of the Big Island. He received bites to both of his legs and was airlifted to a local hospital and is currently listed in ‘satisfactory’ condition. “He was coming down the waves, and the wave and shark came from the side and took him out by the legs.” – Isaac Belisaro, eyewitness who was surfing nearby, told Hawaii’s […] Surf SwellBrains | August 20, 2013 1 Comment
VIDEO: Whale Knocks Surfer Unconscious in Australia with Tail “You just saw basically surfers, surfboards, swimmers thrown into the air like skittles, I’ve never seen anything like it. “It was like they were soft toys getting thrown around the cot by a whale, and, you know, the whole beach sort of gasped basically.” – Eye Witness As a surfer, you’re pretty stoked when you’re out in the water and […] Surf SwellBrains | July 8, 2013 2 Comments