A woman has disappeared after she and her husband tried to fight off a shark while snorkeling in .
The husband swam to shore but only parts of the his wife’s bathing suit and snorkeling gear washed up on the beach on Thursday.
The name of the couple has not been released. Search crews were deployed after being alerted to the shark attack 50-yards from shore at Keawakapu Point in South Maui.
The husband told authorities he searched for his wife but swam back to shore after he was unable to find her.
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources senior communications manager Dan Dennison said he was unable to comment on the details of the attack.
(Daily mail)