A 46-year-old man suffered 'significant' injuries after a shark bit him on the torso, left arm and hand while he was swimming with a group near the main lifeguard tower
Beaches in Del Mar that were shut down to swimmers and surfers after a shark bit a swimmer on Sunday morning were expected to reopen to water use Tuesday morning, a city official said. Jonathan Edelbrock, the city's chief lifeguard and community services director, said beach goers have been understanding of the restrictions, which were imposed along a stretch of beach 1 mile north and 1 mile south of the main lifeguard tower.
Edelbrock said the man who was injured remains in the hospital. He was swimming with a group of about a dozen who regularly meet and swim at the Del Mar site on Sundays — and was headed back to shore when he felt a bump, and then a bite. Officials believe the shark was a juvenile great white shark, although testing is being done to try to confirm that.
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