A 61-year-old man surfing on the Hawaiian island of Maui had has leg completely severed during a shark attack, local police say.

State officials have shut down the area of Waiehu Beach Park in Central Maui for at least a day after a 61-year-old man’s leg was severed below the knee in a shark attack Friday morning. The man was alert and conscious,

A 61-year-old surfer is in critical condition after one of his legs was bitten off by a shark at Waiehu Beach Park, Friday morning.

Maui officials said the early morning incident happened shortly after 7 a.m. in the waters off Waiehu Beach Park.

A 61-year-old man lost part of his leg in a shark attack off the coast of Hawaii Friday. According to a GoFundMe, the man is recovering.

A 61-year-old man surfing at Waiehu Beach Park in Maui, Hawaii, was attacked and bitten by a shark in the early hours of Nov. 1, Maui fire and rescue officials said. Authorities said his leg had been severed just below the knee.

Fire officials say a surfer swam to shore with help after losing one leg below the knee to a shark attack off Maui, calling it “extraordinary.” Photo by Christoffer Engstrom via Unsplash A 61-year-old surfer swam back to shore with help after a shark bit off his leg below the knee,

A 61-year-old surfer in Hawaii managed to begin swimming toward shore after a shark bit off a portion of his leg near a beach on Maui.

A 61-year-old man is recovering in the hospital after losing his leg in a shark attack in Hawaii Friday morning.