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Second Great White Shark Closes Stinson for Labor Day Weekend

MARIN COUNTYA second sighting of a great white shark off Stinson Beach has prompted the National Park Service to prohibit water use through the Labor Day weekend."We had another sighting about 6:30 p.m. Thursday night by two visitors," said Chris Powell, park service spokeswoman. "Our lifeguard interviewed them and felt it was a credible sighting."The news puts a damper on what normally is a busy holiday weekend at the beach. Typically thousands of people from around the Bay Area come … [Read more...]

Great White Shark sighting shuts Marin beach

Great White Shark Looking for a Surfer

Marin County’s Stinson Beach was closed to swimmers and surfers after a great white shark was spotted Sunday night, according to national park officials.The shark, which was eight to 10 feet long, was seen about 7 p.m. about 125 yards from shore.“It was by a former lifeguard and fisherman, he knows what he saw, that is why we are confident it was a great white shark,” said John Ralph, the lifeguard supervisor at Stinson, which is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.Ralph … [Read more...]