Authorities in Southern California are sounding the alarm after lifeguards patrolling in the area reported seeing three juvenile great white sharks in the water.
In a statement on July 14, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said the sharks were feeding on the carcass of a sea lion and did not exhibit any aggressive behavior.
The department spotted the trio of sharks—estimated at about six, eight, and nine feet in length—while patrolling in a boat roughly 100 yards from shore at Blacks Beach shortly after midday.
“State lifeguards were notified because of proximity and signs were posted along the beach a mile in each direction from where the sharks were seen,” the statement reads….