Authorities in Hawaii are searching for a woman who went missing in the waters of South Maui while snorkeling with her husband.
Authorities in Hawaii are searching for a woman who went missing in the waters of South Maui on Thursday while snorkeling with her husband.
Officials began their search after the woman's husband called 911 just before noon local time on Thursday to report that he had seen a shark swim by repeatedly and could not find his wife after they had gone snorkeling about 50 yards off Keawakapu Point, Dan Dennison, senior communications manager of the Hawaii Land and Natural Resources told reporters late Thursday.
First responders from the fire department, Coast Guard and the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement are searching the scene in the water and by air.Further information on the possible victim's identity, age or hometown where not immediately available. Authorities urged people to steer clear of the area where the search is underway, and said that shark warning signs from the Mana Kai Maui resort to Ulua Point will remain in place until at least noon local time on Friday.Data from the Hawaii Land and Natural Resourcesthat there have been six recorded shark incidents this year, one of which occurred in Maui, not including yesterday's incident.
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