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Tamayo Perry, 49, was killed Sunday near Goat Island, Shayne Enright of the Honolulu Emergency Services Department said in a statement.

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Perry and his wife, Emilia Perry, operated the Oahu Surfing Experience, offering surfing lessons. According to his biography on the business香蕉视频直播� website, he surfed professionally for over 15 years, highlighted by winning the Pipeline Master trials in 1999.

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Perry said on his website that he took to heart lessons learned from a near-fatal accident while surfing the Pipeline years ago.

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Emilia competed as a professional bodyboarder in western Australia before moving to Hawaii when she was 18. She and Tamayo met when she was bodyboarding out to a Pipeline wave.

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Tamayo Perry began his career as a lifeguard on the North Shore for the City and County of Honolulu Ocean Safety in July 2016, Enright said.

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Photographer Brian Bielmann had known and worked with Perry for 25 years, shooting the surfer in both Hawaii and Tahiti. Perry and several friends wound up at a party about five months ago, when Bielmann said they had an incredible bonding experience.

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Honolulu Ocean Safety and the city香蕉视频直播檚 fire, police and emergency medical services departments responded to Malaekahana Beach on Oahu香蕉视频直播檚 North Shore just before 1 p.m. Sunday after a caller reported seeing a man who appeared to have suffered shark bites, Enright said.

Lifeguards brought Perry to shore, where he was pronounced dead, Enright said.

Ocean Safety personnel posted shark warnings in the area following the attack, Enright said.

Honolulu Ocean Safety Acting Chief Kurt Lager said Perry was 香蕉视频直播渁 lifeguard loved by all.香蕉视频直播�

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The was Dec. 30 when a man surfing off Maui was attacked about 150 yards (137 meters) from shore.

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