OriginalSourceLos Angeles TimesUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished10:00 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceLos Angeles TimesUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished10:00 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“'Aggressive' great white shark seen in waters off Huntington Beach. Keep out, officials say”
“Huntington Beach closed a roughly two-mile stretch of the beach Tuesday for 24 hours due to a shark sighting.”
Aggressive great white sighted near Huntington Beach prompts closure
Key points
- A roughly 10- to 12-foot great white shark exhibited aggressive behavior near Lifeguard Tower 16.
- Surfing spot was closed after a foilboard surfer reported a shark circling about 300 feet offshore.
- Beach closure extended from Seapoint Street to the Huntington Beach Pier, lasting until Wednesday 3 p.m.
- Officials conducted drone, jet ski, and rescue boat searches but could not independently verify the sighting.
- Experts link rising shark sightings to El Niño warming and shifting juvenile white shark patterns.
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