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Oceanside Lifeguards Close Part Of Shoreline For Several Hours After Hammerhead Shark Sighting

By City News Service

Published August 14, 2018 at 10:04 AM PDT

This story was published more than 5 years ago.

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A stretch of beach near the Oceanside Pier is seen in this photo, October 2016.

UPDATE: 4:01 P.M., August 14, 2018

Due to a sighting of a hammerhead shark Tuesday, Oceanside lifeguards temporarily closed the city's ocean shoreline from Wisconsin Avenue to Harbor Beach for several hours.

Police officers were on a boat offshore to keep an eye out for the shark, according to city officials,

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Tthe affected areas have been reopened after authorities determined that it was no longer in the area.

Oceanside Lifeguards Close Part Of Shoreline For Several Hours After Hammerhead Shark Sighting

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