He was bitten by one of the sharks while swimming between the islands of Hawai'i and Maui in what is referred to as the Alenuihaha Channel .
In 2009 Spalding became one of the few humans to be attacked by the deep water Cookiecutter shark .
Spalding was bitten by one of the sharks while swimming between the islands of Hawai'i and Maui in what is referred to as the Alenuihaha Channel .
In 2009 Spalding became one of the few humans to be attacked by the deep water Cookiecutter shark .