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Beach reopens after shark attacks surfer

Posted at 10:46 AM, Apr 04, 2013
and last updated 2013-04-04 10:46:04-04

A beach is now open after a shark attacked a surfer, police say.

It was closed a mile in either direction on Tuesday.

Officers say the 58-year old man from California is now recovering at a hospital in Maui.

Lifeguards say the shark was about eight to 10 feet long.

They say its head was about the same size as a basketball.

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