NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) – Newport Beach Fire Department Lifeguards confirmed that an approximately 8-foot great white shark was sighted circling a surfer on Thursday.
This was reportedly a juvenile shark, but imposing nonetheless. It got very close to the surfer but, thankfully, she was not injured.
In response to the reported sighting, which occurred at approximately 1:15 p.m. off 35th Street, the water was cleared one mile east and west of Tower 32. The closure lasted three and a half hours while tower and patrol lifeguards monitored the water until the shark moved on and the all-clear was given…