A long-distance swimmer was bitten by a 7-foot great white shark Saturday at Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles County, reported the Associated Press.
PHOTO: lifeguards rescuing shark attack victim from Manhattan Beach. By Laura Joyce @goofyfootphotog
The attack happened 300 yards from the shore around 9:30 a.m., after a 40-minute struggle between the shark and a fisherman on the Manhattan Beach Pier.
Official Update: Shark was hooked to fishermans line, long distance swimmer got close, was bit while shark was biting through fishing line.
About 40 minutes before the bitting, the fisherman hooked the shark. The fisherman was trying to reel the shark in, and the shark was trying to bite its way free, when the soon-to-be victim and a group of swimmers passed by. A witness told the Los Angeles Times that it looked like the man having trouble swimming when suddenly people started screaming, "White! White!"
Los Angeles County Fire spokesman Rick Flores told the AP the shark was agitated by the struggle with the fisherman.
Jaws in MB... swimmer south of the Manhattan Beach Pier was the victim of a shark attack.
After the shark bit the swimmer, the fisherman cut the line. Lifeguards and a surfer then took the swimmer to the shore, where paramedics picked him up.
Shark attacks swimmer near Manhattan Beach, California http://t.co/JlVy8IzQWY - @passantino
The swimmer was hospitalized with moderate injuries. The shark stayed in the area for about 20 minutes, then swam away.
