Surfer seriously injured by shark in Northern California EUREKA, Calif., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A surfer was seriously injured in a shark attack Tuesday at a Northern California beach, Humboldt County sheriff's deputies said. The 25-year-old victim was bleeding seriously and lapsing into shock when he was driven to a hospital in a pickup truck by some other surfers. Deputies said the attack occurred around noon near the Eureka Municipal Airport. A witness told the Eureka Times-Standard they heard the victim calling for help and discovered a 14-inch wound on him. The victim's name was not immediately released. The attack was believed to be the work of a great white shark and came a week after a surfer was killed by an apparent great white while surfing north of Los Angeles near Lompoc, the Los Angeles Times said.