US EditionSurfer Describes Close Encounter with Shark Along Peninsula Coast: 'Saw This Big Mouth'
- Around 2 p.m. On May 31, 2025, lifeguards and peace officers from California State Parks attended to a shark encounter without injury near Montara State Beach, located in San Mateo County, approximately 100 yards from the shoreline.
- The incident occurred when surfer Jens Heller, 42, from Albany, was knocked off his board after a shark bit his surfboard before he caught a wave.
- Following a shark incident, lifeguards promptly removed swimmers from the ocean and placed shark warning signs along the beach, enforcing a 48-hour closure starting from the time of the event.
- Heller recalled turning around and noticing a large shark biting his board, which he now considers a memorable part of the experience and plans to keep as a display rather than fix.
- California State Parks reminded visitors that sharks are vital to the coastal ecosystem and that human-shark interactions like this remain rare.
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Surfer describes close encounter with shark along Peninsula coast: 'Saw this big mouth' | News Channel 3-12
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Surfer describes close encounter with shark along Peninsula coast: 'Saw this big mouth'
By KGO Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MONTARA, California (KGO) — A close call for a surfer after a shark bit his board in Montara on Saturday. Surfer Jens Heller says he paddled out along the San Mateo County coast, and hadn’t even caught a wave yet when he felt something hit his foot and knock him off his board. “I looked back and then saw this big mouth grabbing onto my board, and then it bit I guess, like here, and then a…
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