A male surfer was killed in a shark attack in Morro Bay, California, on Christmas Eve, the Morro Bay Harbor Department confirmed to CNN.
Summary
- (CNN) A male surfer was killed in a shark attack in Morro Bay, California, on Christmas Eve, the Morro Bay Harbor Department confirmed to CNN.
- “Harbor, Police and Fire Departments responded to a report of a male victim unresponsive on the beach after he was pulled from the water suffering from an apparent shark attack,” the Harbor Department said in a statement.
- Officials located the male surfer at 10:48 a.m. PT off Morro Bay State Park beach, according to Harbor Director Eric Endersby.
- Morro Bay is 15 miles west of San Luis Obispo.
- The San Luis Obispo County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim and is working to notify the next of kin before releasing the victim’s name, Endersby said.