A swimmer was bitten by a shark late Saturday at San Onofre State Beach in north San Diego County, according to several reports.
Details were sparse at the time of this post, but 10 News San Diego reported on Facebook that the female victim was airlifted to Scripps Memorial in La Jolla. The Orange County Register reported that the woman, who who had been wearing swim fins, was bitten in the buttocks-thigh area. The extent of her injuries was unknown.
Fox 5 reported that the victim was airlifted at about 6:30 p.m., citing a spokesperson at Camp Pendleton.
Great white sharks are occasionally spotted in this area, but the type of shark involved in Saturday's incident is unknown.
–Generic great white shark image is via Wikipedia
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