Since it was before 9 a.m. and lifeguards weren’t on duty, help would have to come from the swimmers nearest the man in distress. Barrett took off toward the man — and the shark — as quickly as he could. In the wake of the attack, lifeguards closed Del Mar Beach for 48 hours. “It is incredibly rare to even encounter a shark,” Ugoretz said. The light was low and the water was cloudy, he said, similar to the last time a shark attacked a human off Del Mar Beach, in November 2022.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 05, 2024 20:48 UTC