Shark Attacks Surfer in California & Takes Chuck Out of Surfboard A great white shark bit a large chunk out of a woman’s surfboard last weekend at Morro Strand State Beach near San Luis Obispo, CA. Elinor Dempsey was shook up but completely uninjured after her shark encounter on Saturday morning. The shark reportedly swam around her, under her, then finally towards the nose of her board before deciding to take a big bit out of the board. Surf SwellBrains | September 3, 2015 0 Comments