Shark Sightings Prompt Closure Of 2 California Beaches
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A two-mile stretch of Orange County shoreline remains closed after several large sharks were spotted.
A sheriff's helicopter crew saw the sharks off Sunset Beach in the city of Huntington Beach on Sunday afternoon. The sharks were estimated to be at least 8 feet long and 150 yards from shore.
The Huntington Beach Fire Department says Sunset Beach and the adjoining Surfside Beach in Seal Beach will remain closed until at least Monday morning. Closures following a shark sighting typically last between 12 to 24 hours.
The sighting came a week after a swimmer was attacked by a shark about 15 miles to the south at Corona Del Mar State Beach.
The woman suffered a large bite, but is expected to survive. The shark that attacked her was not found.
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