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California Surfer Injured in Mendocino Shark Attack as Officials Test DNA to Confirm Species

The bite follows a recent Northern California surge, with 2025 logging a record 10 shark incidents.

Surfer Bitten on Hand off Sonoma’s North Salmon Creek Drives Himself to Hospital

Sea Otter Seizes Surfer’s Board Off Santa Cruz as Officials Plan Capture

Surfer Unhurt After Shark Snaps Board at Cabarita as 4–5m White Is Caught and Released on Drumline

Jason Momoa Recounts 2007 Maui Surf Ordeal That Ended His Smoking Habit

Surf Instructor Hospitalized in Fourth Shark Bite at New Smyrna Beach

Missing Teen Surfer’s Island Rescue Now Treated as Mental Health Incident

Surfer Released After Surgery Following Shark Bite at New Smyrna Beach

Montara State Beach Reopens as Experts Examine Surfboard to Pinpoint Shark Species