California surfer bitten on neck by shark airlifted to hospital

A California surfer is recovering at a San Jose hospital after being bitten on the neck by a shark off the coast of Monterey County.

Officials said the surfer's condition with not life-threatening, but no other details were immediately available.

The shark attack occurred Saturday morning at Marina State Beach, the Monterey County Herald reported. The shark bit the surfer and also took a chunk out if his surfboard.