Lite Beer Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Surfer uninjured after shark bites her board off CaliforniaAug. 29, 2015 9:38 PM EDT At home in Los Osos, Calif., Elinor Dempsey, 54, shows her surfboard which a shark bit earlier... Read more MORRO BAY, Calif. (AP) — A surfer escaped injury on Saturday after a great white shark bit her board off California's central coast.Elinor Dempsey, 54, of Los Osos, California, said she was surfing at Morro Strand State Beach, just north of Morro Bay, around 10 a.m. when a shark swam under her board and chomped on it, leaving an approximately 14-inch wide bite mark.Dempsey pushed her board toward the shark as she jumped off.Other surfers who saw the attack warned everyone else to get out of the water. Some of the surfers helped Dempsey reunite with her board, and she got back on it to get to shore.Officials closed the beach for 72 hours and posted warning signs at nearby beaches, said the beach's supervising ranger, Lisa Remington.Experts will analyze the bite mark and teeth pattern to determine the size of the shark.A U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologist who happened to be in the area and examined the board estimated that the shark was a 6-foot-long adult male.Dempsey told the San Luis Obispo Tribune (http://bit.ly/1LKdmuj ) that she was shaken by her close encounter with the shark and might take a break from surfing."I'll be staying close in from now on," she said. "I'll probably be on my boogie board for a little while." -- (c) Associated Press 2015-08-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Here's a video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circusman Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I almost got tiger spit on me but I didn't make the news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Just a baby and it takes a chunk out of the board like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxYakov Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I hope the shark was OK and wasn't injured by ingesting the morsel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springheeled jack Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 showed jaws on the box last week and this week this just shows how dangerous sharks can be this one bit off more than he could chew . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Geez, a tiny nibble out of the board and it goes viral? It might have been just a largish Snapper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callaway Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 At 54 she still looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Got to be a brave shark to take on a woman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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