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Video: Shark Lurks Trestles as Surfer Wipes Out

Look closely. Is that a shark fin lurking in the background as a surfer wipes out Monday at Lower Trestles in San Clemente.


Video was posted on YouTube today showing what appears to be a shark passing by as a surfer wipes out.

Surf videographer Aarron Salas of the surfboard review channel “Surf Show and Tell” caught an ominous glimpse of a shark’s fin in the water at Lower Trestles in San Clemente on Monday, according to publicist Jessica McCafferty Brennan.

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According to Brennan, about 30 surfers were in the lineup at the time, and children played in the water nearby.

A state parks spokeswoman said she was unaware of any beach closures at San Onofre State Beach as a result of the sighting.

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