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Huntington Beach waters reopen a day after surfer's encounter with baby shark

The waters off Huntington Beach were reopened to the public Saturday morning, a day after officials said a surfer was bumped by a 7-foot-long baby great white shark.

“Beachgoers are back in the water and it looks like a regular Saturday in summer,” Lt. Claude Panis of the Huntington Beach Fire Department's Marine Safety Division said.

The surfer was unharmed in the encounter, reported at 8:45 a.m. Friday, which prompted officials to restrict entry to the water for a mile in both directions along one of Southern California’s most popular beaches, Panis said.

“The surfer was bumped, which meets our criteria for aggressive behavior by a shark,” Panis said.