STINSON BEACH, SAN FRANCISCOSome SoCal surfers are scoffing at the 10-day closure of Stinson Beach that lasted through Labor Day weekend just because there were a couple of shark sightings.It’s impossible, SoCal board rats say, to keep surfers out of the water off southern California just because somebody spots a bloodthirsty, man-eating predator. In fact, after a fatal shark attack off Solana Beach in San Diego County last April, the beaches were officially closed, but that didn’t stop … [Read more...]
Stinson Beach Reopens Amidst Great White Shark Fears
Tuesday, September 2, 2008 By View Comments
A total of four great white shark sightings in the combined area of Ocean & Stinson Beaches has elevated shark fears in the Bay Area. Stinson Beach, closed for the Labor Day Weekend, reopened today.STINSON BEACH, SAN FRANCISCOStinson Beach reopened to surfers and swimmers Tuesday morning after being closed for more than a week after two sightings of great white sharks.There was also a reported sighting of a shark Monday, but National Park officials said they could not verify it.“Sometimes … [Read more...]
Second Great White Shark Closes Stinson for Labor Day Weekend
Friday, August 29, 2008 By View Comments
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...]
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