A 13-year-old boy skin diving for lobsters was attacked by a shark Saturday along the Southern California coast but was quickly pulled from the water by other divers and flown to a trauma center, authorities said. Larry Giles told reporters earlier at Beacon's Beach in Encinitas, about 27 miles (43 kilometers) north of downtown San Diego. The boy was attacked in about 9 feet (2.7 meters) of water approximately 150 yards (137 meters) offshore. Witnesses estimated the shark was about 11 feet (3.3 meters) long, but the type was not known, he said. The most recent fatal shark attack in the area was in 2008 when a swimmer was killed at Solana Beach.

Source: ABC News September 29, 2018 20:03 UTC