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Comments Off on Warning period ends, but Long Beach lifeguards still looking for sharks

Warning period ends, but Long Beach lifeguards still looking for sharks

Posted by | May 10, 2017 | Open Water Lifeguards, Open Water Swimming

A juvenile great white shark swims off the coast of Huntington Beach on Saturday, July 23, 2016. Officials issued a safety advisory after some juvenile sharks were spotted near Long Beach. File. (Photo courtesy Taylor Nelson)

Long Beach lifeguards will continue to keep an eye out for sharks, but an absence of sightings through Tuesday means the end of an advisory period requiring signs to warn beachgoers of potential shark encounters. The Long Beach Fire Department announced the end of the advisory period with a Facebook post made about 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. City lifeguards work for the department’s Marine Safety Division.  READ MORE…..

Source: http://www.presstelegram.com

Comments Off on Large shark spotted swimming near Pismo Beach Pier | The Tribune

Large shark spotted swimming near Pismo Beach Pier | The Tribune

Posted by | July 10, 2016 | Open Water Swimming

After surfers and paragliders continued to report large shark sightings from Cayucos to Morro Bay, video evidence of a large shark swimming next to the Pismo Beach surfaced on social media on Saturday.

Source: www.sanluisobispo.com

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Shark attack: 52-year-old mother of three had bite marks from her shoulder to her pelvis 

Posted by | May 31, 2016 | Ocean, Ocean Sports, Open Water Lifeguards, Water Rescue, Water Rescue Training, Water Safety

She had wounds in a half circle across her torso, teeth marks from her upper right shoulder in the back to her pelvis in front and to the other side of her buttocks in the back.

Source: Shark attack: 52-year-old mother of three had bite marks from her shoulder to her pelvis – The Orange County Register

Comments Off on Woman bitten by shark while swimming in Vero Beach | WPEC

Woman bitten by shark while swimming in Vero Beach | WPEC

Posted by | May 22, 2016 | Ocean, Swimming

A woman swimming in Vero Beach was bitten by a shark Sunday afternoon.Vero Beach Police identified Mary Marcus, 57, as the shark bite victim.Around noon, Marcus was swimming by herself behind the Costa de’Este Resort when a shark bit her upper thigh, then

Source: Woman bitten by shark while swimming in Vero Beach | WPEC

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