A man lost his life to a shark bite in Hawaii, despite the efforts of rescuers who brought him to the shore, according to local police.
The Maui police issued a statement saying that the victim, a 39-year-old man from Haiku, was taken to the Maui Memorial Medical Centre after first responders performed life-saving measures on him at a beach area along the Hana Highway in Paia on the island of Maui. However, he could not survive his injuries and passed away.In 2022, there were only about 57 cases of shark bites worldwide, with most of them happening in the US state of Florida and Australia, as per the international shark attack file maintained by the University of Florida.
Florida recorded 16 cases of shark bites, while the rest of the US and Australia also witnessed several shark attacks.
