Shark bites Calif. woman near Big Island

摘要

Officials say a shark bit a California woman near Hawaii's Big Island and she was airlifted to a hospital.Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources spokesman Dan Dennison said the 65-year-old womanreported that a 5-foot black tip reef shark had bitten her. But he said the type of shark and size are not confirmed.Fire officials on the Big Island say bystanders brought the woman to shore on a kayak with a 1-foot-wide bite.A helicopter took the woman in stable condition to a hospital. A helicopter search didn't find a shark.