Kayaker rescued off Cambria coast after possible ‘large shark’ attack
A kayaker rescued from the water off the coast of Cambria on Friday morning said his kayak was flipped over by a shark.
A surf rescue for a kayaker in distress was underway at 8:55 a.m. Friday in the area of Leffingwell Landing in Cambria, Cal Fire said via Twitter.
The fire departments of Cambria and Hearst Castle responded to the call, as did Cal Fire and North Coast Ocean Rescue.
A nearby private fishing vessel heard the kayaker, who was with a second kayaker, make a distress call via a marine radio and pulled them on board, the agency said.
The unidentified kayaker, who was uninjured, was “knocked into the water by what he says was a large shark,” Cal Fire said via Twitter.
On Friday, U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Erik Malone said that authorities were not immediately able to confirm whether the kayaker was thrown into the water by a shark or some marine mammal.
The kayaker was met at the beach by the Cambria Fire Department, Malone said.
A CHP helicopter, Cambria Community Healthcare District, State Parks and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife also assisted with the rescue, Cal Fire said.
This story was originally published October 25, 2019 at 10:35 AM.
