Shark attack in Solana Beach...

A 66-year-old man was killed by a shark while swimming off the coast of Solana Beach this morning, authorities said.

The attack happened at 7:20 a.m. near Fletcher Cove in an area known as Table Tops, said Lt. Phil Brust, a spokesman for San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

The man was training for a sporting event with a group of swimmers about half a mile north of Fletcher Cove when he was attacked, Brust said.

"They were swimming and the victim apparently yelled 'Shark,' or words to that effect, and the witnesses that were in the water apparently saw him actually being lifted out of the water and drug under," Brust said. "They went to his aid and dragged him onto the beach, where he succumbed to his injuries."

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Rocky said:

They are saying it is a 15-25 foot shark that made the attack...

Did anyone see the size of the Pod of dolphins that just swam up the shore?

It had to be 200...

They are known to take on big sharks in groups and always win...

Shark kills man off San Diego-area beach

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Love_Mama said:

Rocky.......I just started a thread too......I see you live in San Diego...
I live in La Jolla and ALL my kids are surfers. Sure wish this guy had been on a surfboard...........might have had a chance!
That shark could be on it's way to La Jolla......yikes!

Anyhow.........one of the mods can delete my thread......no problem.

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mama
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JBean said:

As an aside, don't forget Solana beach is home to Jackie and Lee.

This whole story is just crazy.

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Rag Doll 02 said:

I saw this earlier on the news. It gave me a very uneasy feeling. My son is on the surf team at school and they are out there every morning at 6am. We are a little north of Solana Beach... but still..

Prayers to this mans family

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reported in the scientific journal Conservation Biology, that the estimated population of vaquita, a porpoise found in the Gulf of California, is likely two years away from reaching such low levels that their rate to extinction will increase and possibly be irreversible. Scientists believe only about 150 vaquita remain.

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a marine biologist at NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, Calif., and one of the researchers on the scientific team that was working with local scientists at the invitation of the Chinese government. "This time, we detected no baiji, either visually or acoustically. This would be the first human-caused extinction of a dolphin or whale and it is particularly sad for the last member of a family of a species that is over 20 million years old."

The baiji is one of only a few dolphin species that is known to have adapted from the ocean to a freshwater environment.

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fran said:

Ehh........the guy on Greta just now said the females come to places like San Clemente Island to give birth.

I don't know about you, but I'm gonna call my daughter in Carlsbad and ask her to STAY OUT of the water for a week or so!

Scary

fran

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JBean said:

My San Diego sons are unable to go in the water. I still cannot believe it. The last shark attack was in the 50's.

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JBean said:

My San Diego sons are unable to go in the water. I still cannot believe it. The last shark attack was in the 50's.

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Rocky said:

any reports of anyone up by you seeing the pod of dolphins come through?

I'm curious if they went to deep water or kept running up the coast

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Rocky said:

any reports of anyone up by you seeing the pod of dolphins come through?

I'm curious if they went to deep water or kept running up the coast

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strach304 said:

Wow! Those dolphins were unbelievable. There was a shark attack last year at Monteray Beach. How far apart is that from this one? My brother and sister in law were there on vacation and I told them about it. My sister in law thanked me for giving her a reason not to put her bathing suit on.

Seriously I am terrified of sharks and never get in the water for any reason! I keep track of all the shark attacks that are reported.

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