• Woman attacked by shark at popular surf spot is 'fighting for her life,

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    A woman who was attacked by a shark while swimming at a popular
    surf spot off Camp Pendleton’s San Onofre State Beach is
    “fighting for her life,” her mother wrote Sunday.

    Leeanne Ericson was in the water at a surf break dubbed “Church”
    when she was bitten on her thigh about 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
    Bystanders helped pull her to shore and stanch the bleeding
    until she could be airlifted to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La
    Jolla, authorities said.

    Christine McKnerney Leidle wrote on a GoFundMe page that her
    daughter is expected to undergo several surgeries and that her
    recovery will be lengthy.

    “She is a single mom with three young children who depend on
    her,” McKnerney Leidle wrote. “She has a long (road) ahead….”

    The beach was closed after the attack, and California State
    Parks officials and Marine Corps commanders appear poised to
    extend the ban.

    “We’ve closed the beaches in the geographic proximity to the
    attack,” said Todd Lewis, the Central Sector superintendent for
    California State Parks’ Orange Coast District. “It appears that
    the lifeguards at Camp Pendleton are recommending that the beach
    remain closed for another 24 hours. If they make that final
    determination, we will follow suit.”

    That would mean no swimming, surfing or diving along the coast
    about a mile north and south of San Onofre State Beach.

    Lewis said that Camp Pendleton’s commanders and state officials
    both follow similar policies whenever there are verified reports
    of “aggressive behavior or an attack” by a shark.

    Camp Pendleton posted guards on Sunday to bar visitors from the
    water, with lifeguards from Marine Corps Community Services on
    the scene as well.

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    #1 InDaKnow1 33 points
    An increase in the population of Sea Lions along the Southern
    California coast has lead to more aggressive behavior by sharks.
    Couple that with an increase in population of sharks due to a
    larger food source available in our local waters, and this is
    what we get. We need two years of increased shark fishing and
    figure out a way to get better control of the increasing and
    overpopulated sea lion situation. Prayers to this young lady and
    her family.
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    #2 derekgrrrrr 28 points
    If she was a single mom with three children what was she doing
    surfing in waters where sharks are known to frequent? Now her
    family wants people to donate to a gofund me page for her
    reckless behavior? Hmmm.
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    straightspeakingActive commenter4 hour(s) ago
    In 1970 there were about 10,000 sea lions on the West Coast. Now
    there is north of 365,000 consuming more than 4 million fish
    every day. Great Whites love tasty sea-lions and so they cruise
    the beach looking for lunch. But they are opportunistic;
    somethings else tasty comes along and...gulp.

    More sea lions means an increase in sharks, fewer fish, and
    these days there are more people than ever in the water. Do the
    math.
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    UndercoverBrother1Reader5 hour(s) ago
    Why do people always set up a GodFundMe page when they get
    injured? Do these people have health insurance?
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    NEVoterConnected reader in reply toUndercoverBrother1fWhy do
    people always set up a...more » 4 hour(s) ago
    Health insurance doesn't cover the things like rent, utilities
    and child care when you're incapacitated in the hospital.
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    JustHappytobeHereReader6 hour(s) ago
    Sorry to hear this news, and I hope she makes a full & speedy
    recovery.

    As far as closing the beach goes, that doesn't make much sense
    to me. Unless there's some way.....there isn't.....to get rid of
    ALL sharks in the ocean, there is always going to be a chance of
    getting bitten by a shark.
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    lilacleafReader11 hour(s) ago
    How far out was she in the water ? The further you go out the
    worse the chance gets for an attack.
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    straightspeakingActive commenter in reply tolilacleaffHow far
    out was she in the wat...more » 4 hour(s) ago
    Whites like to hunt the surf line; looking for sea-lions.
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    NEVoterConnected reader in reply tolilacleaffHow far out was she
    in the wat...more » 4 hour(s) ago
    The story at another news outlet said she was wading.
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    mnemonReader13 hour(s) ago
    I hope the young lady survives and makes a full recovery.
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    InDaKnow1Reader14 hour(s) ago
    An increase in the population of Sea Lions along the Southern
    California coast has lead to more aggressive behavior by sharks.
    Couple that with an increase in population of sharks due to a
    larger food source available in our local waters, and this is
    what we get. We need two years of increased shark fishing and
    figure out a way to get better control of the increasing and
    overpopulated sea lion situation. Prayers to this young lady and
    her family.
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    Dougie 72Connected reader in reply toInDaKnow1fAn increase in
    the population...more » 6 hour(s) ago
    Exactly. We have to modify the Marine Mammal Protection Act to
    allow for the movement of the rookeries back to the offshore
    islands. Prayers for a speedy recovery and going to Surfline to
    see if there is a place to send a check...she'll need it.
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