Shark attack on their minds
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At the beach beside the site of Friday’s shark attack, the tragedy was the only thing on people’s minds. Times staff writer Sue Horton reports:
Surfer Joseph Tutrow, who runs the local surf shop, Strickly Boarding, was preparing his surfboard to go into the water. He said he was not concerned about his safety. ‘That shark is long gone,’ he said. ‘He’s off heading north. It’s nothing to worry about. It all depends on where you’re surfing. The swimmers were a little bit farther out.’ But Eric McHenry, a professional ‘aerial’ surfer, said his mind was on the shark attack, but because he needed to prepare for a big contest next week, ‘I have to keep surfing.’
Some left balloons and plants as a makeshift memorial for the victim of the attack.
--Alice Short