![]() ![]() Schall was transported ashore and taken to Queen’s hospital in serious but stable condition. The kayaker radioed ahead to the lead boat which came around and pulled Schall out of the water and administered first-aid. “I sensed there might be blood and it began to hurt more that I could image for another 13 miles of swimming.” That is when the reality of the situation kicked in. The 58-year-old swam up to a support kayak to and explained what happened. Related: Third cookiecutter shark bite of this year in Hawaii I could fell it wiggling, so I knew it wasn’t a jelly fish and I can feel the hole in my belly.”Īpparently, the shark had come to feed during the night, but it appears it was not drawn to the surface by either the support boats’ running lights, the kayakers’ red headlamps, or the single glow stick Schall wore. So I grabbed it and pulled it off my body. Except this time, when I went to brush it away, it didn’t just collapse, it stayed attached. “After my partner became sick and got out, I swam through what I thought was another man or war. “I swam through a man-o-war as did my tandem partner ,” Schall told Tracking Sharks. Unfortunately, the same thing would happen this year. Gruenwald attempted the swim last year but became ill near the halfway mark and had to stop. The first was a weather delay which pushed back their original starting timeline, the second was marine life. The two planned to swim the 26-mile (116km) channel, which has a maximum depth of 2,300 feet (700m), but ran into several problems as they began their journey. A rare cookiecutter shark bite has been reported in Hawaii.Įric Schall and friend Steve Gruenwald flew to Hawaii to swim across the Kaiwi Channel March 18.
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