A kayaker is bitten by a shark near Paradise Cove off the Malibu coast and is brought safely to shore after receiving help from a fisherman and Los Angeles County lifeguards, according to reports.
Authorities say the incident happens while the kayaker is fishing near Paradise Cove. One account says the kayaker hooks the shark and, while trying to release it, is bitten and falls out of the kayak. Another report describes the shark biting him twice. The extent of injuries is not described in the provided summaries, though one outlet reports the kayaker is hospitalized.
Different outlets focus on varying details, including whether the shark bites are described as two separate bites and how the situation unfolds as the kayaker attempts to deal with the hooked shark. All accounts, however, agree on the location near Paradise Cove, that the victim is a kayaker fishing there, and that local lifeguards assist in getting him to safety.
