Aggressive great white shark closes Southern California beach

Summarised from New York Post's report · Updated 14 Oct, 03:20 · Archive

A 10 to 12-foot great white shark closed Huntington Beach, California until Wednesday afternoon.

A 10 to 12-foot great white shark displaying aggressive behaviour has shut Huntington Beach in Southern California to swimmers. The New York Post reports that the shark was spotted near Lifeguard Tower 16 shortly before 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The Huntington Beach Fire Department closed the beach from Seapoint Street to the Huntington Beach Pier until 3 p.m. Wednesday, with officials warning the public to obey posted signs and lifeguard instructions.

The sighting comes as unusually warm ocean temperatures linked to a powerful El Niño pattern have coincided with a string of unusual marine-life encounters off Southern California. Recent sightings include two sea turtles nesting on Orange County beaches for the first time on record, a rare hammerhead shark off Malibu, a whale shark and venomous sea snakes spotted along the Southern California coast.

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• Aggressive’ great white shark forces sudden closure of SoCal beachAn aggressive great white shark near Tower 16 has prompted a water closure from Seapoint to Huntington Beach Pier through WednesdayNew York Post · 14 Oct, 02:29

In this story: Huntington Beach · Southern California · Seapoint Street · Huntington Beach Pier · Lifeguard Tower 16

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