San Clemente Beach Closure Today Due to Shark Sighting

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Photo courtesy of San Clemente Marine Safety Division

The city of San Clemente is reporting on their website:
“Shark Sighting at the end of the San Clemente Municipal Pier
At 9:40 a.m. today, Monday, August 11, 2014, City lifeguards received a report and photo of a large shark sighted at the end of the pier. The lifeguards estimate the length of the shark to be about 10-feet long. The attached photo was taken by the fishermen who reported the incident. Lifeguards closed the water from North Beach to Lost Winds Beach (Los Alamos) for public safety. The beach closure began at 9:40 a.m. and had been lifted at 11:40 a.m.”
http://san-clemente.org/sc/News1.aspx?PageID=1

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Photo courtesy of Zachary Harmon/City of San Clemente