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'Grabbed my ankle and pulled': He surfed for 30 years in Hawaii but an 8-foot shark still took him by surprise

A terrifying shark attack in Hawaii has left a seasoned surfer injured but alive after what could have been a fatal encounter in open water. Koa Smith, a 38-year-old father of two from Oahu, was surfing at Kaikoos on the South Shore when the attack happened without warning.

“It really did feel like somebody just came from behind, grabbed my ankle and pulled,” Smith told Hawaii News Now.

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