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Surfer says shark attack felt ‘like being hit by a car’ as board bitten in half: reports
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A surfer was bitten by a shark that broke his board in Northern California this week, in the state’s first shark incident of the year.
“It was like being hit by a car,” Tommy Civik told Bay City News, according to SFGate of the incident in Mendocino County, north of San Francisco. “All of a sudden, I was shot out of the water.”
South Coast Fire Protection District Chief Jason Warner told SFGate that his team responded to a beach in Gualala, California, before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, and bystanders told him that a “big” shark “hit the surfer and the surfboard, threw the surfer up in the air a bit, and broke the board in half.”
He said it “latched on to half of the board and [was] kind of thrashing it around.”
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A surfer was bitten by a shark that broke his board in Northern California this week, in the state’s first shark incident of the year. (South Coast Fire Protection District)
Civik told the Los Angeles Times that he never saw the shark.
“My board snapped in half on impact,” he said. “My friend watching said that I flew in the air. I’m still piecing together what happened. …The whole thing was so jarring, I was just trying to get away.”
Peter Tira with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife told SFGate that Civik needed stitches and DNA from his wound will be used to identify what type of shark attacked him.
“I was unbelievably lucky,” Civik told The Times. “My board took all the impact, and the teeth just grazed me,” Civik said. “I had quite a bit of adrenaline, and since I could walk, I drove myself to the hospital.”
“It was like being hit by a car,” Tommy Civik said “All of a sudden, I was shot out of the water.” (South Coast Fire Protection District)
His friend Marco Guerrero told the Times he saw the shark attacking what he at first thought was a seal.
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“I just remember Tommy saying, ‘I’ll meet you out there,’ and suiting up. I was looking out at the waves when I saw the thrashing,” he explained. “I said, ‘Oh that’s a shark attack,’ thinking it was attacking a seal. I didn’t realize it was Tommy.”
After the attack, Civik said he “just put [his] head down and swam, fast.”
The sun sets in Gualala, California. (George Rose/Getty Images)
“I didn’t know where the shark was, so I just focused on getting away,” he told The Times. “After a minute, I realized that if the shark [had] wanted to bite me again, it would’ve. It all happened so fast.”
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Civik’s attack comes less than a month after an open ocean swimmer was killed by a shark in Santa Cruz County, and following a record year for shark incidents in 2025.
“However, there were only 3 incidents with injuries last year, far below the highest year, which was 1974 with 7 injuries confirmed,” Tira told SFGate.
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Utah
Firefighters protect homes in Eureka as Iron Fire burns uncontained in Juab County
EUREKA, Utah (KUTV) — Firefighters protected threatened homes in Eureka as the Iron Fire burned overnight, reporting that no structures were lost.
Officials with the Santaquin City Fire Department said firefighters focused their Saturday night efforts on protecting property from the wildfire after it spread over thousands of acres in Juab County. They released an update at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, saying no structures had been lost during the first part of the night.
“We can all let out a cautious sigh of relief for now. Because of the fire conditions and intensity of this fire, resources were focused mainly on structure protection. Those excellent efforts were successful in protecting the homes in Eureka,” fire officials said.
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However, the noted that while the structures survived the night, the fire is still burning and 0% contained.
The human-caused fire was discovered Friday just west of Eureka, on the border of Juab, Tooele and Utah Counties. Since then, it has grown to over 13,000 acres, prompting evacuations for the Town of Eureka and the ranches nearby.
Officials plan to brief the public at 8:30 a.m. on all new developments.
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Washington
Where to watch Washington Mystics vs Minnesota Lynx on June 21: TV channel, start time and streaming
The WNBA has returned with a brand new collective bargaining agreement and a league full of loaded rosters as the 2026 season tips off.
A rookie class headlined by Dallas Wings top pick Azzi Fudd, Minnesota’s Olivia Miles and Washington’s Lauren Betts is ready to make a mark in the pros while the defending champion Las Vegas Aces look to keep their dynasty alive with a fourth title in five years.
As the the season gets going under a new media rights deal, it can be tough to figure out which channel each team is playing on every night. Here’s everything you need to know to tune in when the Minnesota Lynx host the Washington Mystics on Sunday.
What time is Washington Mystics vs Minnesota Lynx?
Tip off between the Minnesota Lynx and Washington Mystics is scheduled for 6 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, June 21.
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Wyoming
How Investors May Respond To Black Hills (BKH) Customer‑Funded Wyoming Data Center Infrastructure Plan
- Black Hills Corp. recently reported continued progress on its proposed 1.8‑gigawatt data center project in Cheyenne, Wyoming, including equipment procurement, over US$200,000,000 in refundable customer construction contributions, and regulatory filings to support new substation infrastructure.
- An interesting aspect is that the prospective large-load customer is directly funding long lead-time generation milestones and substation development, signaling strong commitment to this long-horizon Wyoming data center build.
- We’ll now examine how this customer-backed generation plan for the Wyoming data center could reshape Black Hills’ investment narrative and risk profile.
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Black Hills Investment Narrative Recap
To own Black Hills, you need to be comfortable with a regulated utility that is leaning into large, concentrated data center load as a key growth driver, while managing heavy capital needs and regulatory scrutiny. The Wyoming data center update, with over US$200,000,000 in refundable construction contributions and long lead-time equipment secured, supports the near term catalyst around data center backed growth, but it does not remove the core risks tied to execution, regulation, and load concentration.
The most relevant recent announcement is the pending all stock merger with NorthWestern Energy, which aims to create a larger, more diversified regulated utility platform and broaden infrastructure investment opportunities. For investors watching the Wyoming data center project, this potential combination could interact with the same catalyst of tech driven load growth while also reshaping how capital, regulatory exposure, and project risk are shared across a bigger footprint.
Yet behind this growth story, investors still need to be aware that the heavy capital expenditure burden and timing of regulatory recovery could…
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Black Hills’ narrative projects $3.6 billion revenue and $578.3 million earnings by 2029. This requires 16.8% yearly revenue growth and about a $290 million earnings increase from $288.3 million today.
Uncover how Black Hills’ forecasts yield a $83.00 fair value, a 14% upside to its current price.
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Simply Wall St Community members have only two fair value estimates for Black Hills, ranging from about US$68.60 to US$83.00, underscoring how far apart personal models can be. Set against the Wyoming data center backed growth catalyst, this spread invites you to weigh different expectations about how concentrated tech load and regulatory decisions may shape future performance.
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