Surfer Killed In Apparent Shark Attack At Morro Bay

View of Morro Bay and Morro Rock from the Elfin Forest, Baywood Park, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA. (Photo by: Citizen of the Planet//Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

MORRO BAY, Calif. (CBS13/AP) — A surfer was killed successful an evident shark onslaught connected Christmas Eve disconnected the cardinal seashore of California, authorities said.

The antheral surfer was pulled from the h2o northbound of the celebrated Morro Rock astir 10:45 a.m., Morro Bay constabulary said connected Twitter. He was not responsive aft being brought to land.

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The surfer’s individuality was not instantly released and officials person ordered radical to enactment retired of the h2o for 24 hours.

Morro Bay Harbor Director Eric Endersby told The San Luis Obispo Tribune that a pistillate surfer adjacent saw him face-down and got him retired of the water. He was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

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Endersby said the onslaught appears to person been caller based connected the information of the surfer’s body. Crews volition patrol the country to look for the shark.

“Obviously, it’s tragic and we’re each sad, particularly fixed the clip this occurred,” Endersby told the newspaper. “It’s tragic this happened. We’re each bittersweet and our condolences spell retired to the families.”

Morro Bay is astir 300 miles (320 kilometers) southbound of Sacramento.

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