Overview

• Los Angeles Fire Department received a report around 1:20–1:30 a.m. of a bite during a solo Catalina-to-mainland swim.
• The incident occurred roughly 12 miles off Catalina Island, with the swimmer assisted by a nearby support crew.
• The vessel Bottom Scratcher transported the swimmer to a mid-channel rendezvous with LAFD before transfer to shore.
• LAFD boat pilot Shaun Corby said a three- to four-foot juvenile white shark nipped the swimmer’s leg and foot before leaving.
• The man had non-life-threatening, wrapped wounds and was taken from Fire Station 110 to a hospital, with officials emphasizing the rarity of such events.