Shark bites kayaker off coast of Malibu beach

Saturday, September 5, 2015
MALIBU, Calif. -- A possible 10-foot hammerhead shark bit a kayaker on the foot off the coast of Malibu Saturday afternoon.

Authorities said the shark attacked the man about 1 mile offshore near Deer Creek Road, just south of Point Mugu. The man, who friends identified as 29-year-old Dylan Marks, was airlifted to Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in Thousand Oaks. He is in stable condition.
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Medical personnel said the bleeding was controlled.

No other attacks were reported.
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