Sometimes the surfer catches a gnarly wave, and other times a shark catches the surfer. Luckily for one California surfer, a shark swimming in San Mateo County waters over the weekend managed to get only a sample of his surfboard.

A surfer was not injured after a shark bit into his surfboard during an attack off a beach in San Mateo County over the weekend.

A surfer narrowly escaped injury after a shark attacked his board about 100 yards off Montara State Beach in California on Saturday, prompting officials to close the beach for 48 hours. Jens Heller, 42,