A 35-year-old man is in serious condition after a great white shark attack in California, authorities said.
The incident occurred around 9:15 a.m. Saturday while the man was body boarding and skin diving, authorities said. The man was swimming off Grey Whale Cove State Beach in San Mateo County "when he was bitten in the right leg by a 6-8 ft. great white shark," according to the local sheriff's office.
The man was able to swim to shore, where he was treated by firefighters and paramedics "with advanced life support measures" before being transferred to a local trauma center, according to Cal Fire, one of several first responders at the scene.
The man lost about a pint of blood and required a tourniquet, San Mateo County Fire District Battalion Chief Brian Ham told San Francisco ABC station KGO.
