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- On December 12, a surfer was attacked by a shark about 8 a.m. 300 yards from shore at North Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County, California, injuring the hand.
- The surfer declined ambulance transport and drove himself to the hospital.
- Shark bites are rare in California, with seven documented encounters this year.
- Experts attribute the rise in reported incidents to greater ocean activity and better reporting, not to increased shark aggression.
