A surfer has been hospitalized in serious condition after losing his right foot in a shark attack off the south coast of the Hawaiian island of Oahu. people

Officials said the 58-year-old was bitten in the right leg Sunday morning while surfing in the Kewalo Basin along one of Honolulu’s busiest tourist areas..

Paramedics took the man from the beach to a nearby hospital in serious condition. After the attack, watch patrols were deployed, lifeguards posted warning signs, and surfers and swimmers were advised to stay out of the water.

On the other hand, a pair of orca whales in South Africa killed 17 sharks in just two hours, according to marine life experts in the region, and while experts were watching the whales, it was observed that they dived repeatedly in the same place for two continuous hours, so that it later became clear that they had devoured 17 sharks once. one.

According to what was published by the site businessinsider Days later, the waves on Burleigh Beach threw the remains of fish, each of which was 10 feet long, and Alison Towner, a member of the research team who monitored the whales, said: “This is the largest number of sharks that were killed in one attack, perhaps the waves will reveal more dead fish in the ocean.” Coming days”.

One of the sharks after being eaten by the whale

It is easy to identify orca whales because of their dorsal fins that are rare in shape, and this type of whale lives in all oceans in general, the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the North and South Poles, but it prefers to live in cold coastal areas such as Alaska.