T STreet Beach Archives - Times of San Diego Local News and Opinion for San Diego Tue, 28 May 2024 13:35:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://timesofsandiego.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/cropped-TOSD-Favicon-512x512-1-100x100.png T STreet Beach Archives - Times of San Diego 32 32 181130289 ‘Aggressive’ Shark Behavior Forces Restriction of Ocean Access at San Clemente Beaches https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2024/05/27/if-youre-headed-to-the-oc-aggressive-shark-behavior-forces-restriction-of-ocean-access-at-san-clemente/ Tue, 28 May 2024 06:45:09 +0000 https://timesofsandiego.com/?p=273993 Adult great white sharkConfirmed "aggressive" shark behavior has forced officials Monday to restrict ocean access to beaches in San Clemente until the evening.]]> Adult great white shark
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An example of an adult Great White Shark. Photo by Terry Goss via Wikimedia Commons

A shark knocked a surfer off of his board off the coast of San Clemente Monday, prompting authorities to close the water to swimmers and others on the busy Memorial Day holiday.

According to city officials, the ocean water was closed off late Monday morning “due to confirmed aggressive shark behavior” in the water in the vicinity of T-Street Beach.

The beaches remained open, but water access was closed until at least 8 p.m. Monday, “pending no additional shark sightings,” according to the city.

City Councilman Chris Duncan told CBS2 that surfers reported the activity to lifeguards, who reviewed surveillance footage and found video of the surfer being knocked off his board.

According to CBS2, officials from the Long Beach State University shark lab were consulted, and they determined the culprit was likely a juvenile great white shark.

No injuries were reported.

Updated 6:29 p.m. May 27, 2024

— City News Service

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