California beach reopens after temporarily closing when shark pushes surfer off board

A popular California beach temporarily closed but reopened after a shark knocked a surfer off his board over the weekend.

Lifeguards closed a two-mile stretch of San Clemente beach until Monday, the Orange County Register reported. The surfer was in the water at T-Street Beach, just south of the San Clemente Pier, around 7:55 p.m. Sunday and was struck after seeing a large, dark object swimming toward him, the lieutenant said. San Clemente marine safety officer Sean Staubenbaur told the Register. .

San Clemente is located along the Pacific coast of Southern California, about 64 miles south of Los Angeles and 59 miles north of San Diego.

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The beach was closed for 24 hours after the shark sighting.

The 24-hour closure began after the surfer got out of the water and told lifeguards about the incident. There were no reports of injuries for the surfer, who was identified as 25-year-old Evan Garcia.

As of Monday night, there had not been a second shark sighting. Although the water was closed, the sand and beach area remained open to the public.

The water at the beach has since reopened, although an “enter at your own risk” notice was in effect until 8pm on Tuesday.

This article originally appeared in USA TODAY: San Clemente beach reopens after closure due to shark sighting

The beach was closed for 24 hours after the shark sighting.

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