Authorities say a surfer suffered a leg injury in a possible shark attack off the California coast just south of San Francisco
A surfer suffered a leg injury in a possible shark attack off the California coast just south of San Francisco, authorities said. Emergency responders were called Friday afternoon following reports that someone had been bitten by a shark, the Pacifica Police Department said. They found a 52-year-old man who said he had been surfing at Linda Mar Beach “when something bit his lower leg causing injury,” said a police statement Saturday.
“The victim could not see what bit his leg and could not confirm if it was a shark.” The man, who was not identified, was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. His condition wasn't known Sunday. The incident occurred about two weeks after a swimmer was reported missing near Point Reyes National Seashore, northwest of San Francisco Bay, after witnesses reported seeing a shark in the water. The man has yet to be found, SF Gate reported Sunday. The U.S.
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