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, May 25 2013 10:20 PM EDT2013-05-26 02:20:11 GMT
Memorial Day ceremonies in San Diego County are scheduled to begin Saturday with a veterans wreath remembrance aboard the flight deck of the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum.
Memorial Day ceremonies in San Diego County are scheduled to begin Saturday with a veterans wreath remembrance aboard the flight deck of the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum.
Saturday, May 25 2013 8:57 PM EDT2013-05-26 00:57:06 GMT
A 28-year-old woman was hospitalized Saturday morning with life-threatening head and chest injuries she suffered in a shooting in San Diego's San Ysidro neighborhood, police said.
A 28-year-old woman was hospitalized Saturday morning with life-threatening head and chest injuries she suffered in a shooting in San Diego's San Ysidro neighborhood, police said.
Saturday, May 25 2013 8:47 PM EDT2013-05-26 00:47:44 GMT
City crews worked Saturday to fill a 4-by-6-foot sinkhole in Mission Valley caused when a plug at the end of a water line blew out, a city official said.
City crews worked Saturday to fill a 4-by-6-foot sinkhole in Mission Valley caused when a plug at the end of a water line blew out, a city official said.
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:57 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:57:01 GMT
A private company will begin assessing the hazardous conditions near La Jolla Cove caused by accumulated bird guano and its overwhelming stench this weekend, and planned to apply a
A private company will begin assessing the hazardous conditions near La Jolla Cove caused by accumulated bird guano and its overwhelming stench this weekend, and planned to apply a product to neutralize the stench in a portion of the affected area on Tuesday, it was announced.
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:48 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:48:06 GMT
An armed-robbery suspect who stormed into several Bay Terraces-area homes Friday, shooting one resident and holding another hostage for a time, died in a fusillade of police gunfire when
An armed-robbery suspect who stormed into several Bay Terraces-area homes Friday, shooting one resident and holding another hostage for a time, died in a fusillade of police gunfire when he tried to drive past a clutch of SWAT officers to make his escape, authorities reported.
