David Martin, a 66-year-old retired veterinarian, was swimming with a nine amateur athletes from the San Diego Triathlon Club when his body suddenly lurched up, out of the water, then went under. Others in the group, which was 150 yards from the beach, knew immediately that Martin had been hit by a shark. When Martin surfaced again, they grabbed his flailing body and pulled him to shore, where he was later pronounced dead. One fellow triathlete said that if Martin hadn’t been wearing a wet suit, his legs would have been ripped off by what is believed to be a great white shark. The beach has been closed.
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