Why wouldn the city of San Diego shut down its beaches today?
Quite honestly there’s very little difference from today to a day ago. The only difference is a shark has mistaken a human for its normal prey and that has caused a lot of reaction among the public, of course. But, in fact, everyday there are sharks in San Diego’s waters. That’s been the case for hundreds of years. A couple of safety tips as it relates to sharks specifically: It’s always a good idea to be with a group — safety in numbers. You’re a little bit more vulnerable where you’re alone. It didn’t protect this individual who was killed today. But he had friends attempting to help him. If he was alone there would have been absolutely no chance. What was your initial reaction to the news this morning? I was saddened for the family and victim and a bit surprised that it was a fatal attack but I wasn’t overwhelmingly surprised that there was an encounter with a shark. Is there any additional precautions San Diego lifeguards are taking this weekend in light of the news? Certainly we’l
