UPDATE: Woman bit by shark at Puako

Big Island woman recounts encounter with shark

Carla Christensen was heading back to shore from a quick swim at Puako Beach on Hawaii island late Sunday afternoon when a shark bit her left leg.

She tried to fend it off with her large fins, but the 8- to 10-foot predator took a bite out of her ankle and then slammed up against her.

“I’m doing much better,” Christensen said by phone Tuesday. “I realized I dodged a bullet on that one.”

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