"Shark Bite at Popular Hawaii Beach Injures 11-Year-Old Girl"
An 11-year-old girl in Hawaii suffered an apparent shark bite on her foot while at a popular beach in Kaaawa, Oahu. The incident, believed to be caused by a small reef shark, occurred just before 1:30 p.m. The girl's injury was not life-threatening, and her parents declined treatment at an emergency room. This marks Hawaii's first reported shark encounter of 2024, with the last incident resulting in a fatality in December.