Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20131203:10:31:00
>> it looked like he was probably dead already. >> he's young and it was really sad but there was nothing to do. >> reporter: the attack happened far from shore but authorities weren't taking chances. they closed two miles of beach telling people to stay out of the water. this is the latest in an unusual surge of shark attacks in hawaii. in august, a 20-year-old german tourist lost her right arm to a shark. in all, there have been eight attacks in maui this year and 13 across the state. that includes an attack on a woman last friday. she suffered nonfatal injuries. state officials announced pl...