"A surfer was hospitalized with minor injuries Friday morning after he was bitten on the hand by a shark at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay. According to Karen Hancock, a Sonoma County Fire District spokesperson, responding emergency personnel arrived on scene to find that the surfer had made it to shore on his own and had managed to bandage his own hand. The surfer initially declined medical treatment, Hancock added."
"He later took himself to the hospital, officials said. The shark also bit the surfer's board. Its teeth marks could be seen in the board, officials said. The shark attack was reported shortly after 9 a.m., authorities said. They added that the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit, which had been out on patrol nearby got to the surfer quickly. Hancock said shark attacks off the Sonoma Coast are rare. Still, she urged surfers to be observant and surf with a buddy."
A surfer was bitten on the hand by a shark at North Salmon Creek Beach in Bodega Bay and was hospitalized with minor injuries. Emergency personnel found that the surfer had made it to shore and had bandaged his own hand, and he initially declined medical treatment. He later went to the hospital on his own. The shark also bit the surfer's board, leaving visible teeth marks. The type of shark was not known. The incident was reported shortly after 9 a.m., and a nearby marine unit responded quickly. Officials noted that shark attacks off the Sonoma Coast are rare and advised surfers to be observant and to surf with a buddy.
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