Surfer attacked by shark off California coast: "He had a struggle with it"

A surfer bitten by a shark Sunday morning in waters in northern California suffered severe injuries but is in stable condition, authorities said. The man was attacked shortly after 9 a.m. in the surf off North Salmon Creek Beach near Bodega Bay.

CBS San Francisco reports there were several surfers in the water, including Jared Davis who was paddling out with his friend, Eric. That's when a swell rose up between Davis and a man floating next to him.

"When he was back into view, I saw the dorsal fin of the shark and then I saw the tail fin of the shark kind of going down into the water," Davis told CBS San Francisco. "It definitely wasn't a quick attack. It was nice and slow."