HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR120219WaiohaiBeachclosedtoswimmingduetosharksightingTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: December 2, 2019
KAUA`I FIRE DEPARTMENT
KILIPAKI VAUGHAN, DEPUTY CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-4980
Fax (808) 241-6508
Waiohai Beach closed to swimming due to shark sighting
PO`IPO — Ocean Safety officials have closed Waiohai Beach in Po`ipu to swimming until
further notice due to a shark sighting.
Lifeguards report that a roughly nine -foot grey reef shark was sighted off shore.
As a safety precaution and per standard protocol, Ocean Safety officials have closed
Waiohai Beach to swimming until further notice and signs have been posted to warn all
beachgoers of the shark sighting.
The beach will remain closed until at least Tuesday when lifeguards will reassess if it
can be reopened.
For up-to-date information about ocean conditions and ocean safety, please speak to a
county lifeguard at any lifeguard station, visit www.hawaiibeachsafety.com, or call the Ocean
Safety Bureau at 241-4984.