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A shark reportedly bit a man near the Farallon Islands Tuesday morning, according to the United States Coast Guard.

A shark bit underwater film maker Ron Elliot several times on his hand and wrist Tuesday off the coast of San Francisco, the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary said. A spokesperson for the sanctuary says Elliot was at “ground zero” for the attack but doesn’t think the bite will stop him from getting in the water again. He is...

These K-9s at work are ready for action.

K-9s and their human handlers take flight above Napa for a semi-annual training exercise. (Video courtesy: California Highway Patrol – Golden Gate Division Air Operations)

A man swimming at San Francisco’s Aquatic Park Thursday was bitten by a sea lion, officials said.

The Golden Gate National Park Service has closed San Francisco’s Aquatic Park to swimming until Monday after two attacks by sea lions in as many days.

A suspect at the center of a child homicide investigation dating back to 2011 made her initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon in a courtroom packed with friends and family members. Holli Barlow, 29, faces a felony child abuse charge with a special allegation of willful harm or injury resulting in death. Prosecutors allege the Vallejo resident, who turned herself in...

A suspect at the center of a child homicide investigation turned herself in Monday evening, nearly a month after the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office filed felony child abuse charges against her with a special allegation of willful harm or injury resulting in death. Senior Investigative Reporter Vicky Nguyen reports on a story that first aired on Tuesday Sept. 12.

One swimmer was rescued this morning from San Francisco’s China Beach and another from some nearby rocks, officials with the United States Coast Guard said.

The United States Coast Guard has found four boaters who failed to return home from a snorkeling trip off of Key West.

San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mark is calling for more attention to the dangers of swimming at Ocean Beach and is working with agencies to quell those concerns.

San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mark is calling for more attention to the dangers of swimming at Ocean Beach and is working with agencies to quell those concerns. Pete Suratos reports.

The ferocious surf crashing into Northern California’s coast has had deadly consequences for three people in less than a month and numerous close calls for others.

The ferocious surf crashing into Northern California’s coast has had deadly consequences for three people in less than a month and numerous close calls for others. Chuck Coppola reports.

Crews responded to a 106-foot vessel that was sinking 13 nautical miles offshore in Broward County Monday evening.

Two boaters in distress were able to safely walk to shore Saturday after a 30-foot commercial vessel lost power in the North Bay and ran aground at China Camp State Park near San Rafael, according to United States Coast Guard officials.

Two boaters in distress were able to safely walk to shore Saturday after a 30 foot commercial vessel lost power in the North Bay and ran aground at China Camp State Park near San Rafael. Christie Smith reports.

The Alameda County coroner’s bureau has identified a man who drowned after crashing his vehicle into the Oakland Estuary Saturday morning as Jeffrey Hardt, a 31-year-old resident of Oakland.

An Alameda fire rescue swimmer pulled a drowning man out of a submerged vehicle in the Oakland Estuary Sunday morning, a fire captain said, but the victim did not survive.

The United States Coast Guard pulled a distressed surfer out of the water Saturday below the toll plaza of the Golden Gate Bridge, according to the San Francisco Fire Department.