Shark attacks swimmers in Del Mar, beaches closed – NBC 7 San Diego

A 46-year-old man was hospitalized around 9 a.m. Sunday after being bitten by a shark in Del Mar, prompting Del Mar lifeguards to close beaches in the area to swimming and surfing.

According to the city of Del Mar, the incident occurred about 100 yards offshore from the Beach Safety Center on 17th Street.

The victim was bitten in the upper body, left arm and hand. According to the city, these are serious injuries but not life-threatening. An ambulance took him to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla.

He swam in a group of about a dozen ocean swimmers who meet regularly in Del Mar to train.

Lifeguards have posted signs and closed Del Mar beaches to surfing and swimming within a one-mile radius in both directions from the incident site – roughly from 6th Street to North Beach – and have notified neighboring jurisdictions, following shark attack protocols developed by the California Marine Safety Chiefs Association and the Shark Lab at California State University Long Beach.

The beach closure will remain in effect until Tuesday, 9 a.m., the city said.