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After Shark Kills Surfer, Central California Beach Closed

The beach is closed near  Vandenberg Air Force Base after Tuesday's shark attack.
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The beach is closed near Vandenberg Air Force Base after Tuesday's shark attack.

Surf Beach near Vandenberg Air Force Base along California's central coast after the death of a 39-year-old man who was attacked by a shark Tuesday while surfing.

The man's death came a shark killed a 19-year-old man along the same stretch of the coast.

Word of Tuesday's attack has prompted the Los Angeles Times to post some :

-- "Swim calmly toward shore."

-- "Don't turn your back on the shark" (you need to know where it is).

-- If the shark gets aggressive, hit its "nose, eyes or gills." That might surprise the shark enough to make it go away.

-- Tell authorities, so that they can warn others.

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