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| Teenage surfer survives shark attack off Hawaii's Big Island Monday, Aug 19, 2013 05:51 PM PDT By Malia Mattoch McManus HONOLULU (Reuters) - A 16-year-old boy surfing along the east coast of Hawaii's Big Island was bitten in the legs by an 8-foot shark in the second such attack in the state in less than a week, but the teen's mother said on Monday he is expected to make a full recovery. The young victim, Jimmy Ulualoha "Ulu-boy" Napeahi, suffered 30 deep lacerations in the attack, which occurred while he was surfing on Sunday with friends at Pohoiki Bay. His mother was beckoning him to get out of the water, she said. ... Full Story | Top |
| Utah girl dies in freak trampoline accident Monday, Aug 19, 2013 07:56 AM PDT (Reuters) - A southern Utah girl died last week from injuries she received after a freak gust of wind carried away a backyard trampoline she was on, a spokeswoman for the Garfield County Sheriff's Office said on Monday. The girl, Oaklee Sidwell, 9, of Panguitch, in south-central Utah, had been playing on the trampoline on Tuesday and sat on it to put her shoes on, spokeswoman Cheryl Church said. A large gust of wind lifted the trampoline off the ground, carrying it and the girl about 50 yards before she was dropped, she said. Sidwell was flown to a Salt Lake City hospital and died on ... Full Story | Top |
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