Maui surfer determined to get back into water after shark bites off his leg
Kenji was able to catch a wave back to shore. Then Gary, along with their other friends, used a surfboard leash to tie a tourniquet around Kenji’s leg to stop the bleeding. “That’s the only thing we ...
High surf advisory issued for Bay Area coastline
The National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory that is in effect from 6 a.m. Tuesday through 6 a.m. Wednesday ...
A Sri Lankan surf camp helped me overcome the grief of my father’s sudden death
Bam! An immense wall of water hits me in the chest, knocking the breath from me and forcing me backwards, off my feet. A ...
Two-time shark attack survivor in Florida says he can’t wait to surf again
Every day, Cole Taschman heads out to Bathtub Beach in Stuart, Florida. The quiet reef on the Atlantic Coast got its name ...
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Positive Vibe Warriors Bring Back the Surfboard Drive
It's been a minute since Dane, Patrick and Tanner Gudauskas rallied the tribe for a good, old fashioned surfboard drive, but ...
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Despite losing a part of his leg to a shark bite, Maui surfer remains 'happy, grateful'
A Maui man who lost a part of his leg to a shark bite is now out of the hospital and thanking those who saved his life and ...
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Florida surfer survives near-fatal shark attack at same beach, 12 years after first bite
(Ana Peci) In a desperate bid to stem the bleeding, his friends improvised tourniquets from surfboard leashes, wrapping them ...
Florida man recovering after surviving shark attack at same beach at least 10 years after first bite
Cole Taschman has been bitten on the same beach, in the same area, near the exact same spot not once — but now twice.
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Florida surfer survives shark attack at same beach he was bitten at 11 years ago: ‘I’m dead’
Taschman’s girlfriend, two friends and a food truck operator rallied him into a car and fashioned tourniquets out of the surfboard leashes as they sped to the hospital. “I actually blacked out ...
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'I'm bit I need to get to shore': Florida surfer survives two shark bites over a decade apart
I KNEW THAT I WANTED TO STOP THE BLEEDING BEFORE WE GOT HIM TO THE TO THE HOSPITAL, AND EVEN BEFORE WE STARTED MOVING USING A SURFBOARD LEASH TO STOP THE BLEEDING. 93 STITCHES, THREE TENDONS ...
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'It did look pretty scary': Surgeons recount treating shark bite victim
COLE YELLING TO HIS GIRLFRIEND THAT A SHARK HAD JUST BIT BOTH HIS FEET. WE USED THE SURFBOARD LEASHES AROUND MY AROUND MY THIGHS TO CUT THE BLOOD OFF. WE USED THEM AS TOURNIQUETS TO HELP PUT THE ...