PO’IPU — Lifeguards at Po‘ipu Beach Park on Sunday closed nearby Brennecke’s Beach on the South Shore due to a shark sighting, according to the Kaua‘i Police Department. A six- to seven-foot shark was sighted when lifeguards at Po’ipu Beach
PO’IPU — Lifeguards at Po‘ipu Beach Park on Sunday closed nearby Brennecke’s Beach on the South Shore due to a shark sighting, according to the Kaua‘i Police Department.
A six- to seven-foot shark was sighted when lifeguards at Po’ipu Beach were patrolling the area. They spotted the shark at around 2 p.m. and posted a shark sighting sign at Brennecke’s Beach, a county news release states.
Police dispatch was notified about the shark and state Department of Land and Natural Resources officials were contacted since Brennecke’s falls under state jurisdiction.
More information will be posted at thegardenisland.com as it becomes available.
