DNA confirms a great white shark bit California boy

DNA testing reveals the shark that attacked a 13-year-old boy last month off a Southern California shore was a great white.

The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Wednesday that scientists gathered DNA by swabbing the wetsuit Keane Webre-Hayes wore when he was bitten while diving near Encinitas.

The bite tore his back, shoulder, torso, face, and ear. The teen was released from a hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

Witnesses estimated the shark was about 11 feet long.

Chris Lowe, director of Long Beach State University’s Shark Lab, said in a statement that swimmers should be aware that more large sharks move along the coast during the fall season.