58-year-old surfer Mike Morita lost his right foot after he was attacked by an 8-foot tiger shark off the coast of Honolulu. The surfer was saved by quick-thinking witnesses who used surfboard leashes as a tourniquet.
A 58-year-old Hawaiian surfer's foot was bitten off during a shark attack off the coast of Honolulu ... and was likely saved by quick-thinking witnesses who used their surfboard leashes as a tourniquet, limiting blood loss., who's been shredding waves for 40 years, was attacked by a roughly 8-foot tiger shark in Kewalo Basin on Sunday around 7 AM, officials toldFellow surfers acted quickly to tie off the injured limb, and Morita was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.
"He has a long and difficult road ahead of him. My dad is a fighter and even though he’s facing a setback now, you all know that won’t stop him," Morita's son told a local news outlet.
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