https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/10/03/shark-attack-north-of-bay-area-bitten-surfer-pulled-from-water-flown-to-hospital/ > A surfer in his 30s was attacked by a shark just north of Bodega Bay on Sunday morning, suffering wounds to his left thigh, according to emergency officials. > Other surfers offshore at Salmon Creek pulled the victim ashore and provided initial treatment, including a tourniquet, before a California Highway Patrol helicopter flew him to a hospital in Santa Rosa with what the CHP described as critical injuries, officials said.