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Surfer loses foot after rare shark attack

Fun VLOG April 11, 2023
Surfer loses foot after shark attack On April 9, 2023 at approximately 6:30AM HST my father was attacked by an 8-10 ft tiger shark while surfing at Kewalos. My dad is a frequent surfer of this spot for about 40 years and is well-known in the community. Thanks to the help of the brave surfers, first responders, and staff at Queens Hospital, my dad can live another day with his family. Unfortunately, due to the severe injuries suffered from the attack, he lost his right foot. He is currently in the hospital and is awaiting a second surgery to be done later this week. His spirits are high and he has accepted his injury. He is embracing the challenges that he will face ahead and with God, his family, and his friends by his side he will remain positive and get through this. We have been reached out by numerous friends and family members who are seeking ways to assist our father. We appreciate every one of you for your kind and encouraging words as my father recovers from this traumatic incident. We have created this go fund me as a way for people to donate to his medical expenses. We are truly grateful for everyone's generosity and hope that his story inspires everyone to count their blessings and appreciate every moment with their loved ones.
Mike Morita was injured when a shark attacked him off the southern coast of Oahu (Picture: GoFundMe)

A surfer in Hawaii lost his foot after getting bit by a shark in a rare attack on Sunday.

Around 7.00am on Sunday morning, a 58-year-old man was bit by an 8-foot long tiger shark while surfing in Kewalo Basin.

The basin is a popular harbor for surfers, swimmers, and other beachgoers in Honolulu, on the southern coast of Oahu.

The surfer was later identified by his family as Mike Morita, a Honolulu local who has been surfing in Kewalo Basin for over four decades.

View of Waikiki and Diamond Head from Kewalo Basin Park, Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii.
Kewalo Basin is located in Honolulu, the capitol and largest city in Hawaii (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Morita was saved by some of his fellow surfers, who were able to make a tourniquet out of their surfboard leashes while still in the water, local station KHON reported.

Paramedics then ‘administered life-saving treatment to a patient who was surfing and suffered shark bite to right leg,’ Honolulu Emergency Services stated.

He was rushed to Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. Morita’s family has since confirmed that he lost his right foot during the attack.

‘Thanks to the help of the brave surfers, first responders, and staff at Queens Hospital, my dad can live another day with his family,’ Morita’s children wrote in post on GoFundMe. The family is raising money for their father’s continued medical expenses.

The shark remained in the basin after the attack, menacing other surfers in the water. The shark continued chasing beachgoers out of the water until as late as 10.45am on Sunday, Honolulu Ocean Safety said.

Lifeguards have since posted warning signs around the beach area.

According to the Hawaiian Department of Land and National Resources, there have only been three shark attacks in the islands so far in 2023. None of those attacks were reported on Oahu, which is home to two-thirds of the population of the Aloha State.

The last time a shark attack was reported in Kewalo Basin was 2002.

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