NAALEHU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A man was flown to a Kona hospital after officials say he was apparently bitten by a reef shark.

The attack occurred Tuesday at around 4:30 p.m. in Naalehu, according to officials.

Sources said the man was treated for a bite mark on his inner thigh, which matches the size of a six-foot shark.

Firefighters bandaged the man at the scene before he was airlifted out from Waiohinu Park.

The man’s condition was not immediately available.

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