"The victim was transported by ambulance to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Injuries included bites to the torso, left arm and hand."
It was coming, I suppose you could say.
A few days back, San Clemente beaches were closed after a kid was knocked off his surfboard by a Great White, an event that surprised no one given the explosion of the Great White population around those parts.
Earlier today, a forty-six-year-old swimmer training off 17th Street in Del Mar, a dozen or nautical miles south, was hit by a suspected Great White, suffering “significant but not life-threatening injuries.
The victim was transported by ambulance to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla with injuries that are significant but not believed to be life-threatening. The injuries included bites to the torso, left arm and hand,” the city reported.
“Don’t surf Cardiff,” wrote Tudor. “It’s infested with ten-foot White sharks that are attracted to soft tops, stand-up paddlers and tourist swimmers. Stay safe and find a lake or go take a hike. This was today at 8:12 am.”
The post opened a floodgate of Great White chatter.
Former tour surfer Shea Lopez wrote, “When these pups grow up it’s gonna be a different story in SoCal waters. They were all over Lowers the past three days.”
Del Mar, of course, is a monied sorta town and notable residents include Bill Gates, Tony Hawke and Journey lead singer Stevie Perry.