Shark sighting shuts down stretch of Huntington Beach waters
A shark was spotted in the water off Huntington Beach, prompting the closure of a stretch of water for several hours.
The water in Sunset Beach, between Warner Avenue and Anderson Street, was shut down at about 2:20 p.m. after a shark was reported in the water.
The city's Twitter account said the closure would last for several hours.
Out of an abundance of caution, the water in Sunset Beach between Warner Avenue & Anderson Street will be closed for the next several hours due to a reported shark sighting.
— City of Huntington Beach (@CityofHBPIO) July 18, 2022
Reopening information will be provided at https://t.co/nvnzqrQ8vl pic.twitter.com/E41oshdEVU
There were no reports of any injuries.
Huntington Beach officials said people at the beach told guards that they saw a shark at about 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. While the animal was not acting aggressive, it prompted officials to close the beach a mile north and south of the sighting. The beach was reopened after 5 p.m.
Temperatures are in the mid-to-upper 90s across Southern California, which is also dealing with higher humidity due to a monsoonal system, so beaches are likely to be crowded Monday.