The incident occurred just before 11 a.m. on June 22 in the waters off Lovers Point Beach near the community of Pacific Grove.
Sunset Beach will be closed for several hours, authorities said.
Shortly after the attack, rumors began circulating that the shark had been 20 feet long, the Department of Fish and Wildlife said. But the department’s estimate of 14 feet to 15 feet, based on wound photo measurements and an examination of the victim’s damaged wetsuit, is “within the normal range for white sharks in the area.”
“Average adult white sharks range from about 12 to 15 feet long, with females larger than males,” the department said in a release, adding that there are “almost no confirmed reports of sharks much bigger than 15 to 18 feet long.”off San Miguel IslandThere is no indication that shark attacks have been increasing in frequency off the California coast, according to wildlife officials.
“Shark incidents remain extremely rare, this was the 203rd incident since 1950 and the 109th where there was an injury,” the department said.
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