Shark sighting closes Richardson beach

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Cameron Miller, 3, of Pahoa runs on the sand at Richardson Ocean Beach Park on Sunday in Hilo. Swimmers were kept out of the water for four hours after a man reported seeing a foot-tall dorsal fin, believed to belong to a shark, sticking out of the water. TOM CALLIS/Stephens Media Hawaii

Cameron Miller, 3, of Pahoa runs on the sand at Richardson Ocean Beach Park on Sunday in Hilo. Swimmers were kept out of the water for four hours after a man reported seeing a foot-tall dorsal fin, believed to belong to a shark, sticking out of the water. TOM CALLIS/Stephens Media Hawaii