Last Updated: Hawaii: 6-year-old Narrowly Escapes Shark Attack, Says 'my Soul Left Body' A six-year-old girl was left devastated after having a close encounter with a blacktip shark. The incident took place in Hawaii’s Kalama Beach. Representative Image: Florida Museum of Natural History A six-year-old girl was left devastated after having a close encounter with a shark. The incident took place in Hawaii’s Kalama Beach where Anela Rezentes and her mother Shari Gouveia are a regular. However this weekend, Anela found an expected visitor while swimming in the shallow waters. Experts deem the marine creature to be a blacktip shark, a species known to hover near the coast in search of food.