Raleigh families witness aftermath of Hawaii shark attack, authorities search for missing woman

KIHEI, HAWAII — A number of households from the Raleigh space visiting Hawaii obtained fairly the scare Thursday a few attainable lethal shark assault off the coast of their resort.

WRAL Information is internet hosting 28 native shoppers and their relations in Maui for a number of days.

Joel Davis, vp and common supervisor of WRAL/FOX 50, mentioned the group spent a while on the water Thursday morning on paddleboards and swimming.

It was simply after lunch time when Coast Guard search groups and native authorities put up indicators and instructed individuals to clear the realm as they appeared for the couple concerned within the shark assault.

“Fortuitously, when this all transpired round 1 p.m. right here, the locals had been out of the water … the report from the resort workers is {that a} man and girl had been on the water. There was a tiger shark noticed,” Davis mentioned. “The person made it out safely, however the girl didn’t and they’re out looking.”

Davis mentioned the resort is within the Wailea Seashore space of Maui on the southwestern facet of the island. The world is stuffed with giant resorts and 1000’s of tourists.

Authorities say the “shark warning” indicators can be up till at the very least midday Friday.