A surfer survived a close encounter with a shark just off Montara State Beach over the weekend, though his equipment wasn’t so fortunate.

Jens Heller was sitting on his surfboard about 100 yards off Montara State Beach on Saturday, waiting to catch his first wave of the day, when suddenly a shark attacked. The attack, which Heller ...

A close call for a surfer after a shark bit his board in Montara on Saturday. Surfer Jens Heller says he paddled out along the San Mateo County coast, and hadn't even caught a wave yet when he felt ...