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A 60-year-old woman who was likely killed by an aggressive shark while scuba diving earlier this month had posted about how she was living her dreams just days before.
Kristine Allen, of Bellingham, Washington, was vacationing in Hawaii with her husband, Blake, on December 8 when she reported that she could no longer find her wife in the vast ocean.
He and other witnesses later revealed that they had seen what is believed to be a large tiger shark swimming around at the time, with some reporting to local authorities that they saw the shark feeding on something in a pool of red water.
However, just a few days earlier, Kristi had posted on Facebook that she was ‘following dreams’ while posting photos of herself learning to surf.
Just days before she was eaten by a shark, Kristi Allen posted on Facebook that she was “following her dreams” by learning to surf.
The 60-year-old massage therapist and life coach wrote: “Our dreams give us the motivation to keep getting back up to reach the next [wave] even if we fell
The masseuse and life coach wrote on December 2 that she had wanted to learn to surf for years.
‘I’ve used surfing metaphors for years: Work to get on the wave and then ride the wave; Don’t work too hard, use the universal force like a wave to carry you to your dreams,’ he posted along with photos of her climbing the board. But I had never surfed.
‘Now that I have it, the metaphors have an even deeper meaning. You row, you row, you row and then you show up. Ride the wave (hopefully) or drop down and then paddle out to the next wave. Very similar to create.
“The fun is in the creation,” he continued. “Our dreams give us the motivation to keep getting back up to catch the next one, even if we fall down.”
Her friends responded to the Facebook post encouraging her in her efforts, only for her post to receive a slew of other comments days later, from ‘Enjoy your Heavenly Waves sweet friend’ to ‘There aren’t many people in the world who They know how to make you feel loved. She made me feel that way.
Others who didn’t know Kristi also offered their condolences in the post, including a woman who revealed she was in the area that day.
‘It’s hard to believe they took you on this [manner]’ wrote Heather Saunders. She just hoped it would be painless and quick.
Kristi was vacationing in Hawaii on December 8 with her husband Blake when she was reported missing. She said that she saw a shark go by and that he could no longer see his wife.
Authorities say Kristi and Blake were snorkeling about 50 yards off the coast of Keawakapu Point in South Maui when Blake said he saw a shark go by but could no longer find his wife.
The shark swam on several times, he said, before swimming to shore to report Kristi missing.
Teams from the US Coast Guard, Maui Fire Department and sea rescue teams searched the skies and waters below for 40 hours before the search was called off.
By December 9, Department of Land and Natural Resources officials had concluded that she had likely been eaten by a shark based on interviews with several beachgoers who said they saw a tiger shark apparently feeding on something in a pool of red water, although a body has yet to be found. been recovered.
Rescue teams are searching for the missing woman, now determined to have been eaten by a shark off the coast of Maui, Hawaii.
Shark warnings were initially posted nearby but were eventually removed
“He and his wife weren’t diving next to each other and I could only see her from time to time. As the shark continued to circle him, he continued to search for his wife … sticking his head out of the water and scanning the surface,’ spokesman Dan Dennison said at a news conference.
He said that Blake “spotted something in the distance and then the shark came back, and he could see something red around the gills of the shark.”
“At that point, he said people on the beach started yelling at him to get out of the water because a shark was feeding in the area.”
Dennison said one witness even tried to warn the pair “when he saw the big mouth of the shark continue to feed on something in the middle of the red cloud in the water.”
“He kept yelling at the man to get out of the water, but he couldn’t see the woman anymore,” she said.
Only some snorkel gear and part of a bathing suit were recovered.