Portion of Seal Beach closed after paddle boarder hits shark

SEAL BEACH — A stretch of the beach from the San Gabriel River to the Seal Beach pier will be closed until at least Sunday morning, June 4, after a paddle boarder collided with a 5-foot shark, officials said.
The Saturday, June 3, shark sighting is one of multiple such instances along Orange County recently, with the predators showing up in increasing numbers over the last two years.
Around 11 a.m. on Saturday, a stand-up paddle boarder caught a wave and hit the shark on the