A State Parks Ranger pulls a beached shark from the shoreline at Trinidad State Beach this afternoon. Photos and video by Jason Self of Kayak Trinidad.
(07/16/18) UPDATE, 2:35 p.m.:
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges tell the Outpost today, that the bite victim was a 59-year-old woman from Redding.
Karges confirmed that the woman did suffer a small bite wound, but said the victim suffered more serious injuries as they attempted to run away from the shark.
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A woman was taken to the hospital via ambulance this afternoon after a shark reportedly bit her leg near the shoreline at Trinidad State Beach.
Local kayak guide Jason Self told the Outpost from the scene that a California Department of Fish and Wildlife Officer State Parks ranger was at the beach handling what appeared to be six salmon sharks that were washing ashore in the area.
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One of the beached sharks.
“There’s a bunch of them washing up right now,” Self said earlier today.
The ranger told Self that the bite victim reportedly suffered non life-threatening injuries while trying to take a photo of the beached sharks.
The ranger was reportedly keeping onlookers away from the sharks until a Biologists from the Humboldt State University Marine Lab arrived on scene.
We will update when we have more information.
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