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Shark sightings close Sunset Beach
A two-mile stretch of Sunset Beach in Huntington Beach is closed after a shark sighting.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (CNS) - A section of Sunset Beach in the city of Huntington Beach was closed Sunday after an injured juvenile whale became beached and people reported seeing aggressive shark activity.
Huntington Beach, California. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
The shark and whale sightings occurred about 3:45 p.m. Sunday on a stretch of beach around Lifeguard Tower 22, between 24th Street and Admiralty Drive, according to a statement on X by the city of Huntington Beach.
"While the whale was still alive, bite marks were seen on the mammal," the city said. "In speaking with those in the area, beachgoers reported seeing splashing & aggressive shark activity prior to the whale washing ashore."
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Juvenile whale in Huntington Beach
A section of Sunset Beach in the city of Huntington Beach remained closed Monday after an injured juvenile whale became beached and people reported seeing aggressive shark activity. (City of Huntington Beach)
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The policy is to close the shoreline and ocean for one mile in each direction of the point where aggressive shark behavior is witnessed, the city said. The closure began at 4:30 p.m. and was scheduled to remain until 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.