California surf‑scene drama unfolded at Dillon Beach in Marin County, where an unnamed rider narrowly escaped a great‑white encounter that ripped his board apart. The incident kicked off Monday morning, just as the chilly Pacific waves began rolling in. A shark, apparently drawn to the surfing action, surged up and slammed its head into the board’s fiberglass shell, smashing the foam core underneath. The rider, later described by witnesses as “quick on his feet,” managed to wriggle back to shore without a scratch, leaving a mangled board as a grim souvenir.
The location has earned the nickname “shark pit” because it sits inside the so‑called “Red Triangle,” a stretch of California’s coastline that spans from Bodega Bay to the Farallon Islands and down to Big Sur. According to Shark Stewards, roughly half of all recorded great‑white strikes in the United States occur in this zone, making it a high‑risk area for anyone catching waves.
Local surfers and beachgoers were already on edge, as the region had been alert after a 55‑year‑old triathlete named Erica Fox vanished during her weekly open‑water swim in the Pacific Grove area the day before. Witnesses reported a “large splash” at the scene, but no body has been found, and the search team suspended the operation on Monday night when hope for a rescue faded.
In the aftermath, the survivor’s account has circulated rapidly on social media, accompanied by a photo of the battered board and a caption reading “Shark Sighting in Surf Zone.” While the rider himself is uninjured, the encounter serves as a stark reminder of the unpredictable power of apex predators in these waters.
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