If you were scrolling through you Instagram feed yesterday afternoon you may have seen video of 27-year-old diver John Braxton, who had just been attacked by a tiger shark in Hawaii. While being transported into the back of an ambulance, Braxton takes his phone out, films his maimed leg and posted the footage to Instagram. The video attracted thousands of comments and re-posted by Kalani Robb and Jordy Smith, before it was later removed by the user.
Hawaii247.com reported,
“At 3:52 p.m. Sunday (Sept 20) fire/rescue crews responded to a Upolu Point in Kohala for a man injured in a shark attack.”
“The 27-year-old man was spearfishing about 60 yards offshore when he was attacked by a Tiger Shark which bit him on the thigh and calf. The man said the shark was about 13 feet in length. The man said he was able to swim to shore and alerted his friend who called 911.”
“The friend then took him via pick-up truck to Akoni Pule Highway where they met medics who treated him and took him to Kamehameha Park in Kapaau where he was airlifted to North Hawaii Community Hospital in serious condition.”
“The Department of Land and Natural Resources reports that the attack happened in an isolated and remote area. The water conditions were murky due to heavy rain and runoff in the area. The DLNR advises people not to swim in the ocean during brown water conditions.”
Warning: Graphic footage below
