Friday, April 25th, 2008
SHARK ATTACK IN SOLANA BEACH
News is breaking fast on this. A man swimming early this morning at Solana Beach was attacked by a large shark. Witnesses say the man’s legs were severed below the knees, resulting in tremendous blood loss and death prior to the emergency teams arrival. Lifeguards have closed the beaches from the north end of Del Mar to Cardiff.
UPDATE: The swimmer has been identified as David Martin, 66, a retired Solana Beach veterinarian and triathlete. “He died doing what he liked,” said his son Jeff Martin, “surrounded by friends, in a place he loved.” Sign On San Diego.com has complete details.
3 Comments
3 Comments
April 26th, 2008 at 11:12 am
Woah, crazy…
Respects,
A DII
September 4th, 2008 at 11:37 am
did the guys he was training with try to help him?? and my name is solana. how cool is that
December 30th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Shark attacks are increasing at a rapid pace. A shark injured a 35 -year-old British surfer sunday off the Pacific coast of Mexico. A day earlier, a surfer was killed by a shark off a nearby beach. The two attacks came a month after a shark killed a San Francisco man surfing in the same area.
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