A 7 foot (2 meter) great white shark bit a swimmer off the coast near Manhattan Beach in Southern California on Saturday, leaving the man with moderate injuries, a fire department official said. The shark bit the long-distance swimmer in the upper torso and immediately released him, said Inspector Rick Flores, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, which provides lifeguard services in the area. Shark attacks are rare in ocean waters off Southern California, and the last fatal attack anywhere along the state happened in 2012 when a great white bit a surfer near Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County. Manhattan Beach is a community about 5 miles (8 km) south of Los Angeles. Read More http://ift.tt/1mjwcu2
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