The Fear Beneath has covered a string of shark-related events on the Big Island of Hawaii in the last couple of weeks. We reported on three shark sightings closing the beaches a couple days ago, and the disappearance of Big Island man Kameron Brown that coincided with the sighting of an extremely large great white shark off the coast nearby. BIG ISLAND, HAWAII Watch where … [Read more...]
Safe Surfing at Stinson Beach… For Now
STINSON BEACH, SAN FRANCISCO Some 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 … [Read more...]
Stinson Beach Reopens Amidst Great White Shark Fears
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 FRANCISCO Stinson Beach reopened to surfers and swimmers Tuesday morning after being closed for more than a week after two sightings of great white … [Read more...]
Multiple Great White Sightings at Sunset Beach
The Shark Research Committee has published three separate reports of Great White Sightings (by way of Scott at Sunsetsurf.com) over the course of the last couple of days at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California. All three reports come from the surfing community, who, amazingly, were not convinced to leave the water at the times of any of the sightings. Whether or not it … [Read more...]
Rumored Sighting off Gaviota
A local diver recently spotted a 23-foot Great White Shark just north of Gaviota. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available. Use absolute discretion in those waters. Local media outlets have been contacted. … [Read more...]