VIDEO: Newport Beach lifeguards pull a shark from the water
When a thresher shark got washed ashore near Balboa Pier, Newport Beach lifeguards responded immediately.
The incident occurred around 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 14, and the beach was full of people.
“It was rolling around onshore,” Newport Beach Lifeguard Battalion Chief Brent Jacobsen said.The four-foot shark, which appeared lethargic, was quickly pulled from the water by the lifeguards and Newport Beach Animal Control officers.
It was later humanely euthanized by Animal Control.
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