A Hawaii surfer credits his faith in God for surviving an Easter shark attack.
Mike Morita poses for a photo from his hospital bed, Wednesday, April 10, 2023, in Honolulu. Morita credits a faith in God for surviving an Easter Sunday shark attack and for remaining at peace despite losing his right foot. – Hawaii surfer Mike Morita woke up early and planned to get a few waves in before going to Easter service with his wife.
“The sheer strength of it, I knew right away it was a shark,” he said Wednesday from his hospital bed. “In that critical moment, I went to God.”“I kind of surprised myself that I went straight into prayer,” he recalled.“God wanted me to fight, so I started beefing,” he said, using a Hawaii Pidgin term for fighting. He repeatedly punched and swore at the shark.
Morita's surf buddies used their board leashes to make a tourniquet and helped him onto a longboard that carried him back to shore. At one point, he looked back and saw only bone from ankle to knee on his right leg. Paramedics later told him without the tourniquet, he would have bled to death, Morita said.“My prayer now is they won't have to amputate above the knee,” he said.
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