McKerricher State Beach — On July 11, 2007 Tad Ulatowski and several unidentified witnesses observed a predatory attack by a white shark at McKerricher State Beach, which is located 3 miles North of Fort Bragg. The sky was clear and it was 7 PM. Ulatowski reported; “A large shark was observed by myself and several other individuals at the seal observation deck. It was chasing a small harbor seal about 20 meters from our location. The shark made a sudden lunge at the seal and the shark's head was briefly seen above the surface as well as the dorsal fin. After the apparent attack the seal could not be seen again but no blood was visible. The entire incident lasted less than 30 seconds.” Please report any shark sighting, encounter, or attack to the Shark Research Committee.
