Tracks left by Vandenberg Air Force Base Security Force personnel responding on all-terrain vehicles to Surf Beach in Lompoc, Calif. are seen Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 following a fatal shark attack. 39-year-old Francisco Javier Solorio Jr., of Orcutt, was killed while surfing at the same beach UC Santa Barbara student Lucas Ransom was fatally attacked at two years and one day prior. (AP Photo/The Santa Maria Times, Leah Thompson)
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