US EditionHawaii Lifeguard Hospitalized After Shark Bite
Chance Swanson underwent surgery after a shark bite at Hanalei Bay and a fundraiser was launched as his insurance covers only part of his medical costs.
- Chance Swanson, a Kauai lifeguard, was bitten on the leg while surfing near Pine Trees at Hanalei Bay Wednesday around 4:50 p.m. and was medevaced to The Queen's Medical Center, Oahu.
- Rose Keaweamahi-Hoovler launched a GoFundMe to help with hospital treatment costs because insurance coverage is partial, and the fundraiser has garnered 50% of its $100,000 goal.
- On-Duty lifeguards at Hanalei Bay retrieved Swanson on a rescue ski, applied a tourniquet in the water, and first responders with American Medical Response transported him to Wilcox Medical Center, Kauai.
- Kauai County Ocean Safety Bureau closed Hanalei Bay to swimming and posted 'shark sighted' and 'no swimming' signs, planning to reevaluate conditions Friday at 8 a.m.; the state Department of Land and Natural Resources was notified.
- Officials noted they have no confirmed information on the shark species, though Rose Keaweamahi-Hoovler described it as a tiger shark, and `Doctors are uncertain and predict a long road to recovery`.
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Lifeguard hospitalized after shark bite in Hawaii
HANALEI BAY, Hawaii (KHON2) -- Kauai's Hanalei Bay remains closed until further notice after a surfer was bitten by a shark on Wednesday, November 5, -- leaving him with multiple leg injuries. Loved ones have confirmed the surfer as 33-year-old Kauai Ocean Safety lifeguard Chance Swanson. Surfer suffers leg injuries after being bitten by shark at Hanalei Bay Swanson was not on duty on Wednesday and went surfing with friends at the spot known as …
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