This is the heart-stopping moment a fisherman is attacked by a tiger shark while out at sea in his kayak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footage shows the shark charging at Scott Haraguchi’s kayak off the coast of Windward Oahu in Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But quick-thinking Mr Haraguchi manages to scare away the shark using his foot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“(I) didn’t realize I took my left foot out of the water to brace myself from impact and actually pushed the shark’s head off with it,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If you asked me to do that again, even without the shark, I don’t think I’d have that flexibility.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He continued: “A wounded, disabled seal was seen a half hour after the shark attacked me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I believe the shark may have wounded the seal, and was waiting for it to die, and came back and mistook me for the seal.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to figures from Hawaii’s Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), there have been four shark attacks off the coast of the island in 2023 so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In April, a 58-year-old man was attacked and suffered serious injuries while surfing off the coast near the island’s capital, Honolulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were also two attacks on the same day in March involving swimmers in Anaehoomalu and Papohaku Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In February, a person on an inflatable stand-up paddleboard near Kihei saw part of the board bitten off by a shark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were eight attacks in 2022, according to DAR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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