‘Blood everywhere’: Woman in stable condition after apparent shark attack in Kealakekua Bay

Aaron Mahaulu of the DLNR surveys the water at Kealakekua bay after a Tuesday morning shark attack. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Kealakekua Bay is closed Tuesday after a shark attack. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Hawaii Fire Department Ocean Safety Division Capt. Chris Stelfox, left, and Aaron Mahaulu of the DLNR survey the water at Kealakekua Bay after a Tuesday morning shark attack. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Hawaii Fire Department Ocean Safety Division Capt. Chris Stelfox, right, assists lifeguards in bringing stranded kayakers back to shore after a Tuesday morning shark attack at Kealakekua Bay. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)
Hawaii Fire Department Ocean Safety Division Capt. Chris Stelfox, right, assists lifeguards in bringing stranded kayakers back to shore after a Tuesday morning shark attack at Kealakekua Bay. (Laura Ruminski/West Hawaii Today)

KEALAKEKUA BAY — Adventures in Paradise guide Lalu Gardner was taking a group out on a morning kayak tour of Kealakekua Bay on Tuesday when he heard a blood-curdling scream.

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