An unidentified woman who was attacked by a 6-foot-shark while canoeing off the California coast managed to escape unharmed and paddle safely back to shore over the weekend, according to The Los Angeles Times.
According to the woman, the shark began attacking her canoe about 3 miles offshore, Reuters reported.
Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol officer Larry Nufer said the woman fell into the water during the attack, which occurred about a mile north of Santa Barbara Harbor, according to Reuters,
The woman was able to make it back into her canoe and paddle it back to shore while the shark swam away, Reuters reported. The shark was six feet and blue-gray in color.
In another attack earlier this month, a surfer was attacked near the central California coast causing the closure of three different beaches, according to Reuters.
The Shark Research Committee said the surfer suffered a minor knee injury during the incident, Reuters reported.
Usually, shark attacks near the Pacific Coast are rare, with 154 unprovoked attacks since 1990, Reuters reported.
In the past 60 years, 13 fatal shark attacks on people have been documented in California, according to Reuters.
The two most recent occurred at Vandenberg's Surf Beach in October 2010 and October 2012, according to the Shark Research Committee, Reuters reported.
