A young German tourist who lost her arm in a shark attack last Wednesday in Maui died after being on life support for a week. It was the first deadly shark attack in the state since 2004.
Jana Lutteropp, 20, was snorkeling 100 yards off shore in choppy waters at Maui's Palauea Beach in Makena State Park last week when her arm was ripped off in a horrific shark attack.
Rick Moore, a physical education teacher and pastor, said he heard a "bloodcurdling scream" and saw "blood everywhere in the white water around her." He heroically dove into the water to save her.
Rick Moore, 57, of Laguna Niguel, Calif., stands at Palauea Beach in Makena on the island of Maui a day after he jumped into the water to rescue Lutteropp.
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"I saw her floating on her back, with no arm," he recalled. "It was completely severed from her body."
As Moore swam her to shore, Lutteropp repeatedly said she was dying.
