Beaches

The discovery of the nearly nine-foot whale happened on Friday when a lifeguard spotted the creature lying on the rocks.

Sewage-contaminated runoff in the Tijuana River has been entering the Tijuana Estuary, and water sample results indicate contamination of ocean water now extends from the International Border north to the Silver Strand shoreline.

The money would be part of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act, and will be used for the engineering, planning, design and construction of wastewater infrastructure at the border, officials said.

A surfer has been killed in a shark attack off a Northern California beach. State park officials say the 26-year-old man was surfing off Manresa State Beach on the northern end of Monterey Bay Saturday when he was attacked by an unknown shark species. The victim’s name has not been released. Santa Cruz Sheriff’s deputies notified the man’s family. The water one mile north and south of the attack will be closed for five days. Signs have been posted warning beachgoers about the attack.

U.S. officials confirm that massive cross border sewage flows are inundating San Diego's South County.

No official announcement has been made yet, but Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to announce the closures Thursday, according to a bulletin that was reportedly sent to all California police chiefs notifying them of the closures.

Medics took the victim, whose name and age were not immediately available, to Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas for treatment of minor injuries.

San Diego County officials are asking for help to stop a massive and daily flow of sewage tainted water from Tijuana.

"For the most part, everybody followed the rules," San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit said.

Beaches will open at sunrise Monday, but social distancing rules will still be in effect and enforced by lifeguards and police.