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Great White Shark Seen Near San Onofre State Beach
Surfer Videotapes Shark

POSTED: 9:52 p.m. EDT August 24, 2003
UPDATED: 9:55 p.m. EDT August 24, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- A great white shark was seen swimming near one of Southern California's most-surfed locations, according to a report.

A surfer and other beachcombers saw the shark swimming near San Onofre State Beach. State park officials posted a shark warning there after a videotape shot by local surfer Dave Schulte confirmed the existence of the shark, a shark expert said.

"Over the past year, I've seen that shark approach quite a few surfers, come very close to them without making any aggressive moves towards them," Schulte said.

Ralph Collier, president and founder of the Shark Research Committee, positively identified the fin sticking out of the water in the video as belonging to a great white, KNSD-TV reported. At least one large great white was "camped out" just south of the San Onofre nuclear generating plant, said Michael Domeier, president of the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research and a prominent white shark researcher.

He positively identified the shark with the aid of aerial photos provided by the U.S. Marine Corps. The Marine helicopter unit based at nearby Camp Pendleton that shot the photos spotted five smaller sharks on July 21 and has seen one or two larger sharks every few days since, as close as 100 yards from the beach, reported The Los Angeles Times. The sharks were said to be 15 to 17 feet long, according to the KNSD-TV report.

Domeier said he didn't want to alarm anyone, but after Tuesday's fatal shark attack on a woman off the central coast, he thought the shark's presence should be publicized. Great White Shark Seen Near San Onofre State Beach
Surfer Videotapes Shark

POSTED: 9:52 p.m. EDT August 24, 2003
UPDATED: 9:55 p.m. EDT August 24, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- A great white shark was seen swimming near one of Southern California's most-surfed locations, according to a report.

A surfer and other beachcombers saw the shark swimming near San Onofre State Beach. State park officials posted a shark warning there after a videotape shot by local surfer Dave Schulte confirmed the existence of the shark, a shark expert said.

"Over the past year, I've seen that shark approach quite a few surfers, come very close to them without making any aggressive moves towards them," Schulte said.

Ralph Collier, president and founder of the Shark Research Committee, positively identified the fin sticking out of the water in the video as belonging to a great white, KNSD-TV reported. At least one large great white was "camped out" just south of the San Onofre nuclear generating plant, said Michael Domeier, president of the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research and a prominent white shark researcher.

He positively identified the shark with the aid of aerial photos provided by the U.S. Marine Corps. The Marine helicopter unit based at nearby Camp Pendleton that shot the photos spotted five smaller sharks on July 21 and has seen one or two larger sharks every few days since, as close as 100 yards from the beach, reported The Los Angeles Times. The sharks were said to be 15 to 17 feet long, according to the KNSD-TV report.

Domeier said he didn't want to alarm anyone, but after Tuesday's fatal shark attack on a woman off the central coast, he thought the shark's presence should be publicized. Great White Shark Seen Near San Onofre State Beach
Surfer Videotapes Shark

POSTED: 9:52 p.m. EDT August 24, 2003
UPDATED: 9:55 p.m. EDT August 24, 2003

LOS ANGELES -- A great white shark was seen swimming near one of Southern California's most-surfed locations, according to a report.

A surfer and other beachcombers saw the shark swimming near San Onofre State Beach. State park officials posted a shark warning there after a videotape shot by local surfer Dave Schulte confirmed the existence of the shark, a shark expert said.

"Over the past year, I've seen that shark approach quite a few surfers, come very close to them without making any aggressive moves towards them," Schulte said.

Ralph Collier, president and founder of the Shark Research Committee, positively identified the fin sticking out of the water in the video as belonging to a great white, KNSD-TV reported. At least one large great white was "camped out" just south of the San Onofre nuclear generating plant, said Michael Domeier, president of the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research and a prominent white shark researcher.

He positively identified the shark with the aid of aerial photos provided by the U.S. Marine Corps. The Marine helicopter unit based at nearby Camp Pendleton that shot the photos spotted five smaller sharks on July 21 and has seen one or two larger sharks every few days since, as close as 100 yards from the beach, reported The Los Angeles Times. The sharks were said to be 15 to 17 feet long, according to the KNSD-TV report.

Domeier said he didn't want to alarm anyone, but after Tuesday's fatal shark attack on a woman off the central coast, he thought the shark's presence should be publicized.