{"id":596898,"date":"2023-11-06T22:02:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/shark-activity-closes-sunset-beach-in-huntington-beach-california\/"},"modified":"2023-11-06T22:02:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:02:57","slug":"shark-activity-closes-sunset-beach-in-huntington-beach-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/shark-activity-closes-sunset-beach-in-huntington-beach-california\/","title":{"rendered":"#Shark activity closes Sunset Beach in Huntington Beach, California"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3eba87aaee2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3eba87aaee2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/shark-activity-closes-sunset-beach-in-huntington-beach-california\/#How_to_help_a_distressed_or_stranded_animal\" >How to help a distressed or stranded animal<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"71474215007\" title=\"Shark sightings close Orange County beach\" poster=\"\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">Shark sightings close Orange County beach<\/p>\n<p>A two-mile stretch of Sunset Beach, located in Southern California&#8217;s Huntington Beach, is closed after a shark sighting.<\/p>\n<p>Fox &#8211; LA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>A beachfront community in Orange County, California was shut down after beachgoers witnessed &#8220;aggressive shark activity&#8221; and an injured whale in the area.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>Huntington Beach officials shut down Sunset Beach shoreline and ocean on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. for 48 hours after lifeguards spotted a beached juvenile whale with bite marks, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cityofhb\/posts\/pfbid02egS8j8tR32iAUTAj6HhqvasnPaeVsdDvizii68fttuVbxDCoYZhCGamf9GpKBf2xl\">said a news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said that upon inquiring, beachgoers in the area reported seeing &#8220;splashing &amp; aggressive shark activity prior to the whale washing ashore.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As is the city&#8217;s policy when aggressive shark behavior is witnessed, the shoreline &amp; ocean will be closed for 1 mile in each direction of the incident,&#8221; said city officials in a statement. &#8220;The closure will remain in place for the next 48 hours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>Experts at the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificmmc.org\/\">Pacific Marine Mammal Center<\/a> (PMMC) determined the whale&#8217;s injuries were too substantial and the animal was euthanized, a spokesperson for the city told USA TODAY.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Australia: <\/strong>Officials search for missing man, suspected victim of fatal great white shark attack<\/span><\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Rare \u2018virgin birth&#8217;: <\/strong>Baby shark asexually reproduced at Brookfield Zoo, second in the US<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_help_a_distressed_or_stranded_animal\"><\/span>How to help a distressed or stranded animal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you encounter a marine mammal that is sick, injured, malnourished, entangled, deceased or oiled, the PMMC recommends the following:<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"><\/cta-atoms-container-inline><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact authorities im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely<\/li>\n<li>Keep your distance from the animal in order to give the animal the best chance of survival.<\/li>\n<li>Do not pour water on the animal. Federal law prohibits touching, feeding, harassing, removing or returning a beached mammal to the water.<\/li>\n<li>Monitor from a safe distance and make necessary observations. Politely keep other people away from the animal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">&#8216;Rare and precious&#8217;: <\/strong>Watch endangered emperor penguin hatch at SeaWorld San Diego<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Saman Shafiq is a trending <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> reporter for USA TODAY. 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Fox &#8211; LA A beachfront community in Orange County, California was shut down after beachgoers witnessed &#8220;aggressive shark activity&#8221; and an injured whale in the area. 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