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Southern California authorities are warning beachgoers after three juvenile great white sharks were spotted on Friday.
San Diego-Fire-Rescue posted an advisory warning swimmers to enter the waters by Blacks Beach at their own risk.
The sharks were seen by lifeguards patrolling in a boat about 100 yards from shore at around 12:15 p.m. PT.
The sharks were six, eight and nine feet in length and were feeding on the carcass of a sea lion.
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They were not exhibiting any aggressive behavior.
On Friday, July 14, 2023, at about 12:15 p.m. PT, San Diego Fire-Rescue lifeguards patrolling about 100 yards from shore at Blacks Beach spotted three juvenile great white sharks. (San Diego Fire-Rescue Department)
“State lifeguards were notified because of proximity and signs were posted along the beach a mile in each direction from where the sharks were seen,” the department said in a Facebook post.
“While these sharks were not exhibiting any aggressive behavior toward humans at the time of the sighting, lifeguards recommend exercising caution,” it said.
This comes after photographer Kevin Christopherson captured footage of at least four sharks swimming near San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County.
“I counted 4 maybe 5 total great white sharks, and it didn’t stop anyone from catching some waves!” Christopherson wrote via his photography outlet, Enci Media.
Park officials told FOX 5 San Diego earlier in the month that a shark sighting at a beach in Carlsbad had prompted advisory signs to be posted.
People walk their dogs near a major bluff collapse on Black’s Beach in Del Mar, California, on Friday, March 24, 2023. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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The aquatic predator had been swimming about 250 to 300 yards from the shore. It was measured at eight to ten feet long and was seen swimming in the surf…
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