DEL MAR, Calif. (KGTV) — A 46-year-old man is hospitalized after a shark attack Sunday morning in Del Mar, city lifeguards told ABC 10News.
Chief Jon Edelbrock said that the incident occurred around 9 a.m. while the man was training with a dozen other swimmers about 100 yards offshore from the Beach Safety Center.
He sustained significant injuries to his torso, left arm, and hand and was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. Lifeguard officials said he is expected to survive.
In accordance with California Marine Safety Chiefs Association and the California State University Long Beach Shark Lab protocols, lifeguards have closed Del Mar beaches from 6th Street to North Beach for swimming and surfing. Signs have also been posted to notify beachgoers of the incident.
The water closure will remain in place until Tuesday.
