According to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was "bitten on the hand," and treated at a hospital.

Swimmers are being urged to remain vigilant by local authorities after the victim's surfboard was left punctured with tooth ...

The surfer was paddling in the water off North Salmon Creek, roughly 300 yards from shore, about 8 a.m. on Friday when a shark bit his hand.

It happened on Friday at a beach in Sonoma County, officials said.

A surfer was hospitalized with minor injuries Friday morning after he was bitten on the hand by a shark at North Salmon Creek ...

The incident occurred at North Salmon Creek on Friday. Dec. 12 ...

Surfer fights off a shark during a tense competition moment.

Getty Image: James Reynolds A surfer drove himself to the hospital after getting bitten by a shark while swimming in Northern ...

The shark also left tooth marks on a surfboard.

A surfer was bitten by a shark Friday on the Sonoma County coast, authorities said.

A surfer was bitten by a shark in Sonoma County Friday, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. The victim was ...