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Adult Great White Shark Seen Just 50 Yards Off Santa Monica Beach

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AUG 3 – A 15-foot adult Great White shark was recorded near Santa Monica Pier, showing adults also inhabit near-shore waters where shark attacks remain rare, with about 200 incidents in California since 1950.

Summary by KTLA 5
A rare sighting of a fully grown great white shark just 50 yards off the coast of Santa Monica was captured on video this week, challenging long-held assumptions that only juveniles pass through the Santa Monica Bay. The close encounter on Thursday was filmed by YouTuber The Malibu Artist, a marine filmmaker known for tracking sharks along the Southern California coastline. The footage shared with KTLA shows a large white shark swimming near a p…

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KTLA 5 broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Saturday, August 2, 2025.
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