California surfer escapes shark attack that shreds his board and wet suit, drives to the hospital

About 10 minutes after surfer Tommy Civik entered the water in Mendocino County, he was slammed by a force from below so hard ...

California surfer bitten by shark in state’s first 2026 attack: ‘Like being hit by a car’

Tommy Civik, 26, was chewed up by the beast just 150 feet from the shoreline near the beach resort of Gualala, on ...

Surfer attacked by shark along Mendocino County coast, avoids major injuries

The attack was reported about 8 a.m. Tuesday near the town of Gualala. It’s the latest in a series of coastal shark attacks ...