A surfer was attacked by a shark Friday morning at a Sonoma County beach.
The unidentified victim was bitten in the hand about 300 yards from shore at Salmon Creek, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities said the injuries are non-life-threatening, and the victim refused medical transport.
Alex Valentin was checking the surf at Salmon Creek — about 70 miles north of San Francisco — when he saw the victim paddle into the frigid waters around 8 a.m. Valentin left to check another surf spot, and when he returned roughly 30 minutes later saw paramedics treating the man in an ambulance…