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A 54-year-old man was bitten by a 3-foot-long shark while swimming between Santa Catalina and San Pedro at around 1.30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept 30

The marathon swimmer sustained wounds to his foot and leg and was attended to by his accompanying crew before four boats from the Los Angeles Fire Department arrived

Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Adam VanGerpen told the Los Angeles Times that the man was "lucky" the creature just "nipped" at him, adding that the attack was "rare"

A man was bitten by a 3-foot-long shark during a solo marathon swim in the ocean near Los Angeles, authorities have confirmed.

On Tuesday, Sept. 30, at around midnight, the 54-year-old was swimming from Santa Catalina towards San Pedro — a distance of over 20 miles — when the “rare attack” occurred,

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