Kaanapali Beach on Maui has reopened following a shark attack Thursday afternoon.  

A 50-year-old tourist from Homer, Alaska, was bitten on the leg by a sharkand  suffered a 12-inch bite on the upper left leg. He was treated at Maui Memorial Medical Center. 

State Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement officials said the incident happened at 1:30 p.m. Thursday

Kaanapali Beach was then closed from Kahekili Beach Park to the Black Rock area. The shoreline was reopened following a helicopter flyover of the area by state conservation officeers in which no sharks were spotted.  

State officials said the victim of the attack was snorkeling in 20 feet of water, which he described as clear. 

He caught a glimpse of the shark, about 5 feet long, then “felt a bump and then immediate pain,” state officials said.

The man was the second swimmer bitten by a shark this year on Maui. The other was bitten on the left foot off Paia Bay July 16.

Two surfers have also encountered sharks in Maui waters this year but were uninjured. There were nine recorded shark encounters on Maui in 2013, including two fatalities, according to the state Division of Aquatic Resources.