People surf off of Launiupoko Beach Park close to Lahaina, Hawaii, in October. A surfer died after encountering a shark on Maui on Saturday.

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People surf off of Launiupoko Beach Park close to Lahaina, Hawaii, in October. A surfer died after encountering a shark on Maui on Saturday.

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A 39-year-old surfer has died in Hawaii after sustaining accidents in a “shark encounter,” the Maui Police Department mentioned over the weekend.

Police responded to the seaside space of 93 Hana Highway in Paia at round 11:19 a.m. native time Saturday.

There they discovered lifeguards transporting the sufferer, later recognized as Jason Carter of Haiku, to shore through jet ski.

First responders carried out life-saving measures onshore earlier than medical personnel transported Carter to the Maui Memorial Medical Center for additional therapy.

Authorities mentioned Carter later succumbed to his accidents and died.

“The Maui Police Department extends our deepest condolences to Mr. Carter’s family and friends,” the police assertion mentioned.

Officials added the preliminary investigation reveals no signal of foul play however that the investigation is ongoing. An post-mortem has additionally been scheduled, police mentioned.

Maui County wrote in a publish on Instagram that Carter had been browsing on the time of the incident, which occurred round 11:12 a.m. native time, in response to the Maui Fire Department.

Baldwin Beach Park and Lower Pā’ia Park had been closed on Saturday, and officers had been patrolling the world on shore and on jet skis, the county added.

Hawaii’s Department of Land and Natural Resources said Saturday that shark warning indicators had been posted 1 mile in both path from the incident web site in accordance with customary procedures.

According to the International Shark Attack File on the Florida Museum of Natural History, Hawaii has seen 187 confirmed unprovoked shark assaults since 1837. That is second solely to Florida, which has a documented 912 assaults.