Reports of 'aggressive shark behavior' have temporarily shut down a popular Huntington Beach, California area, officials said Sunday.
Reports of 'aggressive shark behavior' have temporarily shut down a two-mile stretch of a popular California beach, officials said Sunday. Witnesses at Sunset Beach in the Southern California town of Huntington Beach told lifeguards that a shark was splashing and acting aggressively at 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 5 before a whale washed up on shore. 'While the whale was still alive, bite marks were seen on the mammal,' the city said in an alert posted on social media.
'As is the City’s policy when aggressive shark behavior is witnessed, the shoreline & ocean will be closed for 1 mile in each direction of the incident,' the city said. 'The closure will remain in place for the next 48 hours.' KTLA-TV shared images of the injured whale. The city said the Pacific Marine Mammal Center was notified. The center did not immediately respond to a request from SFGATE for an update on the whale.
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