Del Mar Lifeguards have closed beaches for swimming and surfing after a shark attack at 9 a.m. Sunday, June 2, about 100 yards offshore from the Beach Safety Center at 17th Street, according to a news release.
The 46-year-old male victim was transported by ambulance to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla with injuries that are significant but not believed to be life-threatening. The injuries included bites to the torso, left arm and hand.
The victim was in a group of about a dozen ocean swimmers who meet regularly to train in Del Mar.
In accordance with protocols developed by the California Marine Safety Chiefs Association and the Shark Lab at California State University Long Beach, lifeguards have posted signs and closed Del Mar beaches for swimming and surfing one mile in both directions from the incident—roughly from 6th Street to North Beach—and have notified neighboring jurisdictions.
The water closure will remain in effect through 9 a.m. June 4, the news release stated.
