Wednesday, August 31 2011 10:13 PM EDT2011-09-01 02:13:07 GMT
A two-mile stretch of coastline near Casa Reef was closed Wednesday after several people spotted a dorsal fin, feared to belong to a shark.
A two-mile stretch of coastline near Casa Reef was closed Wednesday after several people spotted a dorsal fin, feared to belong to a shark.
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OCEAN BEACH (CBS 8/CNS) - Was it a shark? That's the question a group of fishermen are asking after finding a dead baby seal off the Ocean Beach pier with apparent bite marks in it.
"The only thing that would have done that is something really with big teeth," says fisherman Jeff O'Connor. "And we figured it's a shark. And it sure looks like a shark bite."
The discovery comes just hours after a shark sighting prompted lifeguards to close a two-mile stretch of beach south of Casa Beach in La Jolla Wednesday. That area was reopened Thursday morning, but authorities advised beach-goers to beware of the risk should they enter the water.
Fire-Rescue Department spokesman Maurice Luque says three surfers and two boogie boarders spotted a 12-inch dorsal fin around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday near the Children's Pool, where a colony of seals live.
Lifeguards evacuated the area and declared the water off-limits to swimmers for 24 hours for one mile in each direction.
A shark's dorsal fin was also spotted last week at Mission Beach. A lifeguard reported that he believed he saw a great white shark.
News 8 contacted SeaWorld to find out if a marine mammal expert will examine the baby seal's corpse to determine whether it was the victim of a shark attack. As of Thursday morning, SeaWorld had not responded to calls.
Saturday, March 8 2014 10:04 PM EST2014-03-09 03:04:27 GMT
About 200 firefighters planned to work through the night to contain a brush fire that blackened 100 acres east of Pine Valley and prompted the temporary closure of a stretch of Interstate 8 in East County, authorities said.
About 200 firefighters planned to work through the night to contain a brush fire that blackened 100 acres east of Pine Valley and prompted the temporary closure of a stretch of Interstate 8 in East County, authorities said.
Saturday, March 8 2014 9:51 PM EST2014-03-09 02:51:39 GMT
A massive search continues in the gulf of Thailand where a Malaysia Airlines plane has vanished. The jet was headed from Malaysia's capital city to Beijing with 239 people on board -- including three Americans.
A massive search continues in the gulf of Thailand where a Malaysia Airlines plane has vanished. The jet was headed from Malaysia's capital city to Beijing with 239 people on board -- including three Americans.
Saturday, March 8 2014 9:04 PM EST2014-03-09 02:04:05 GMT
The San Diego-based USS Pinckney and its two helicopters moved towards Vietnam's southern coast to assist in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
The San Diego-based USS Pinckney and its two helicopters moved towards Vietnam's southern coast to assist in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.
