Great white shark attacks, seriously injures California surfer
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A surfer was seriously injured Saturday in a great white shark attack about 20 miles south of San Francisco.
The 39-year-old victim was in the water Saturday morning at Gray Whale Cove State Beach in San Mateo County when the shark attacked him, the sheriff's office said.
At 9:15am, a 35-year-old man was swimming off of Grey Whale Cove State Beach when he was bitten in the right leg by a 6-8 ft. great white shark. The male was able to swim to shore and medical aid was summoned. The male was transported to Stanford. ï¸The beach is now closed.
â San Mateo County S.O (@SMCSheriff) June 26, 2021
"He was out surfing and a great white came up and just took one bite out of him and released him," Brian Ham of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection told NBC Bay Area.
The station reported the surfer was bitten in the back of his right thigh.
He "was treated with advanced life support measures" at the scene, Cal Fire tweeted.
A 35-year-old man was swimming off of Grey Whale Cove in San Mateo, Calif., when he was bitten by a great white shark on June 26, 2021.Cal Fire San Mateo
Thomas Masotta said he was fishing on the shoreline when he spotted the wetsuit-clad victim emerge from the water and walk toward him.
"He called out to me, then collapsed," Masotta said by email. "He was rolling around on the ground and said he wasn't in a lot of pain but was worried that he was losing a lot of blood."
The witness said he tried to call 911 but had difficulties reaching operators because the beach is on a relatively remote stretch of coastline.
"So we tied off his wound with straps from my backpack and elevated his leg," Masotta continued. "Then I ran up to the road and was able to make another call to 911."
The victim was taken to San Francisco General Hospital's trauma facility, where he was stabilized in serious condition, authorities told NBC Bay Area.
INCIDENT UPDATE: Upon arrival at Gray Whale Cove firefighters/paramedics found a male on the beach with a confirmed bite to his body. Patient was treated with advanced life support measures and transported to a local trauma center in serious condition. pic.twitter.com/z3dcy9gTR6
â CAL FIRE CZU (@CALFIRECZU) June 26, 2021
Sheriff's officials described the shark as measuring 6 to 8 feet. The beach was subsequently closed.
Jay Varela contributed.
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Humans kill 11,000 sharks per hour, sharks kill 5 humans per year ... the wrong species is making the movies.
I saw a thing where they cut off the sharks fins and throw it back. Sick.
God hates scallops, shark fins are a kosher alternative.
humans go swimming where they feed, sounds like nature, and we are in the wrong
asz usual
the shark probably thought the surfer was seal sushi.
then it should have clubbed the surfer, no ?
... with a lead filled snowshoe.
credit to FZ.