A SWIMMER has been brutally attacked by a shark as officials warn of a growing great white population right outside the once sleepy California coast. The woman shrieked for help after the shark sank its teeth into her upper right thigh while in the waters of Del Mar \- an area that previously celebrated no documented attacks.
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The long-distance swimmer shrieked for help after the shark sank its teeth into her upper thigh as officials warn of a growing great white populationNBC
Luckily, the woman got stitches and is recovering from non-life-threatening injuriesNBC On Friday after 10am, the long-distance swimmer was shocked to see a shark coming towards her while she swam with a buddy, according to lifeguard chief Jon Edelbrock. The two immediately started waving and hollering to get the attention of the on-duty lifeguard who dove in after them despite not seeing the beast. Edelbrock said the lifeguard was able to help the two swimmers to shore while the woman suffered from her injuries. ...She had a diligent swim buddy,... Edelbrock told NBC 7. Read More on Shark Attacks
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LUCKY ESCAPE I survived after a shark bit a hole in my kayak - I should buy a lotto ticket ...They both maintained their composure quite well.... Thankfully, the attacked swimmer suffered non-life-threatening injuries to her upper right thigh. She got stitches for the puncture and laceration wounds and is recovering. While scientists are still working to determine what kind of shark attacked the swimmer, Edelbrock believes it was a juvenile white shark as they are known to swim off Del Mar's shoreline. Most read in The US Sun SAD END Tragic way Aaron Carter's body was found is revealed after 'crippling relapse' SAD TURN Aaron Carter shared eerie final post just hours before his shocking death at 34 TRAGIC LOSS Aaron Carter, 34, tragically found dead 'in bathtub at his California home' HOO LA LA I'm a Hooters girl - we don't always wear uniforms, sometimes we work in bikinis BLOODY PICTURES Horror pics of blood-soaked tent after Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders 'PROUD MOM' Teen Mom Farrah Abraham's daughter Sophia, 13, looks so grown up in new photo ...They've noted there is a more significant larger juvenile white shark population here,... Edelbrock said. ...It's been here for two, two-and-a-half years and is just non-migratory. They just set up a nursery in this North County area. ...There's a few other areas in Southern California, but we've certainly had a number of reports over the last couple years.... This is the first-ever incident of a shark bite in the area, according to local lifeguards. The beach has been closed for at least 48 hours as per shark bite protocol. City officials are working with the Shark Lab at California State University Long Beach to learn more details surrounding the attack. Read More on The US Sun
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