A GoFundMe fundraiser (https://bit.ly/4olCdtk) has been launched for a man bitten by a shark on Wednesday while surfing at Hanalei Bay on Kauai.

The fundraiser is for Chance Swanson, a Kauai resident described as a “well-respected lifeguard and surfer, and one of the humblest people you will ever meet.”

Swanson’s mother, Rose Keaweamahi-Hoovler of Kapaa, launched the fundraiser to help foot hospital costs, she said in a post, as his health insurance will only cover a portion of treatment.

Kauai County officials on Wednesday reported that a male resident had been bitten by a shark while surfing near the Pine Trees surf break at Hanalei Bay, when a shark bit him on the leg.

First responders treated him and took him to Wilcox Medical Center. Officials did not have information on the type

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