A woman was eaten by a shark while learning how to surf and living her dreams.
60-year-old Kristine Allen from Bellingham, Washington, was having the time of her life while vacationing in Hawaii together with her husband, Blake.
According to the reports, Blake and Kristine were swimming and learning how to surf when the lady suddenly disappeared under the surface of the vast sea.
As Blake and other eyewitnesses recalled, they saw what they believe to be a large tiger shark closing in on the tourist moments before the attack.
Meanwhile, some horrified onlookers reported seeing a shark feeding on the surfer surrounded by a pool of red water.
The tragedy comes as the life coach and massage therapist finally made her dreams of learning how to surf come true thanks to her trip to Hawaii.
“I have used surfing metaphors for years: Work to get on the wave then ride the wave; Don’t over work use the universal force like a wave to carry you to your dreams. But I had never surfed,” she wrote as she shared a snap of her on top of a board days before the incident.
“Now that I have, the metaphors hold even deeper felt sense. You paddle, paddle, paddle then pop up. Ride the wave (hopefully) or fall off then paddle back for the next wave. Much like creating.”
She added: “The fun is in the creating. Our dreams give us the motivation to keep getting back up to catch the next one even if we got tumbled.”
Following Kristine’s sudden and unexpected passing, the Department of Land and Natural Resources confirmed that the 60-year-old was most likely eaten by a shark.
“He [Blake] and his wife were not snorkeling right next to one another and he could only see her from time to time. As the shark continued to circle him he continued looking for his wife…popping his head out of the water and scanning the surface,” spokesperson Dan Dennison explained.
“[Blake] did spot something in the distance and then the shark came back, and he could see something red around the shark’s gills. At the time, he said people on the beach began yelling at him to get out of the water because a shark was feeding in the area.”
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