Shark Attack In Hawaii!

According to Honoluluadvertisor.com the beach at Kalama Park in Kihei has been closed this morning after a shark attack.

A Maui County news release says the attack took place at 6:13 this morning and that paramedics have taken one person to Maui Memorial Medical Center.

The county release said no other information is available at this time.

UPDATE: According to Foxnews.com the victim was a 54-year-old man and was attacked by a shark while surfing at Kalama Beach Park on Maui.

Maui County spokeswoman Mahina Martin says the unidentified man was bitten Monday morning in the upper right thigh and the lower part of his right ankle.

The man was transported to Maui Memorial Medical Center. His condition wasn’t immediately available.

Martin says the shark is believed to have been a 6- to 8-foot sand shark.

In response to the shark attack that occurred shortly after 6 a.m., ocean use from the south end of Kamaole 1 Beach Park to Waiohuli Road in Kihei was closed to beachgoers until sunset.

County and state personnel will continue to patrol and monitor the shoreline and near shore waters throughout the day.