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Fatal shark attack reported off coast of Hawaiian island of Maui
• https://ca.news.yahoo.com, ReutersThe Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources said the attack occurred on Wednesday.
Local news website Maui Now, citing a Maui fire official, said the victim was a 65-year-old woman who apparently had been snorkeling in the water and was found floating face-down with injuries to her torso believed to be from a shark attack near a popular surf spot called "Dumps."
The Department of Land and Natural Resources said a stretch of water along more than 4 miles (6.4 km) of shoreline in the area will be closed at least until noon local time on Thursday as a result of the death.
It was unclear what kind of shark bit the victim, whose name was not immediately released.
A tiger shark last month bit the arm of a person, causing severe but not fatal lacerations, at Hapuna Beach on Hawaii's Big Island, officials said.