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Shark suspected of attacking fisherman in kayak near Cambria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Officials suspect a shark attacked a fisherman’s kayak in the Pacific Ocean near Cambria on Monday morning. At about 9:30 a.m., a local fisherman reported something struck the underside of his kayak approximately one-mile offshore from Leffingwell... (Continue reading)
California shark attack report leads to search for missing swimmer
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a missing swimmer following a reported shark attack in the Bay Area over the weekend. [Fox News] On Sunday, a witness informed authorities about a possible shark... (Continue reading)
Shark attacks surfer in Morro Bay
A 54-year-old Los Osos woman survived a shark attack while surfing Saturday morning at Morro Strand State Beach. [Daily Mail] The shark bit off an approximately 14-inch-wide chunk of Elinor Dempsey’s surfboard. But, Dempsey escaped the attack uninjured. Dempsey initially... (Continue reading)
Surfer suffers shark bite at Montana de Oro
A shark attacked and bit, but did not kill, a man surfing near the sand spit at Montana de Oro Sunday morning. [Tribune] Shortly after 11 a.m., an approximately 8 to 10-foot juvenile shark swam underneath the surfer and grazed... (Continue reading)