"Warner said bystanders on a bluff called in and told him it was a "big shark." Article continues below this ad "I heard from them that it hit the surfer and the surfboard, threw the surfer up in the air a bit, and broke the board in half," Warner said. The shark "latched on to half of the board and [was] kind of thrashing it around.""
"The shark "latched on to half of the board and [was] kind of thrashing it around." Point Arena resident Tommy Civik told Bay City News he was surfing at the mouth of the Gualala River, which feeds into the Pacific Ocean, when he was knocked off his board. "It was like being hit by a car," Civik told the outlet. "All of a sudden, I was shot out of the water.""
California experienced a record 10 shark incidents in 2025, the highest single-year total on record. Three incidents produced injuries last year, fewer than the seven injuries confirmed in 1974. A fatal attack in Monterey Bay occurred amid the uptick. A Mendocino County surfer was thrown into the air and had a surfboard broken in a reported attack. Bystanders described a "big shark," and responders reported the shark latched onto and thrashed a board. A Point Arena surfer said the impact felt like being hit by a car; the surfer exited the water and met rescue crews with minor injuries.
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