Sharks in San Clemente, Calif. showing 'aggressive behavior' force beach closures on Memorial Day

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. -- San Clemente officials ordered the closure of waters astatine each of the city's beaches connected Memorial Day aft a shark knocked a surfer disconnected his board.

The advisory was issued aft "confirmed assertive shark behaviour successful the vicinity of T-Street Beach," according to a statement.

"The beaches volition stay open, but h2o entree volition stay closed until 8:00 p.m.," the connection said, "pending nary further shark sightings."

Just earlier 8 p.m. Sunday, a mates of surfers adjacent T-Street formation reported seeing a acheronian shadiness lurking astir them.

Leo Pinto said helium spotted a shark from the shore.

"It was a shark astir 6-7 feet roaming around, going backmost and forth," helium said.

"Moments aboriginal the 1 surfer was knocked disconnected his committee by what appeared to beryllium a shark," San Clemente Marine Safety Lt. Sean Staudenbaur said.

"There's nary injuries to the surfer," Staudenbaur said. "But with that assertive behaviour we travel the Orange County shark protocol that lifeguard agencies person adopted, and we are doing a 24-hour closure 1 mile northbound and southbound of the location."

The bumping incidental near a surfboard dented.

San Clemente Councilmember Chris Duncan said keeping radical retired of the h2o is necessary.

"We privation to marque definite it's wholly harmless for our residents. We don't privation determination to beryllium immoderate incidents retired there," helium said.

There were nary contiguous reports of injuries.

Video from AIR7 HD showed a lifeguard vessel patrolling the h2o disconnected San Clemente, wherever the soil was crowded with beachgoers connected Memorial Day.