In California, a shark killed a surfer: the authorities closed the beaches

California authorities have closed some beaches in San Luis Obispo County after a 31-year-old man died following a shark attack on December 24, reports TheGuardian.

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The death was the first shark attack death in 18 years in the area, which is about halfway between Los Angeles and Jan Jose.

“This is a terrible incident,” said Morro Bay Harbor Patrol Chief Eric Endersby. “Thankfully, the weather wasn't conducive to surfing, so there weren't too many people on the beaches, we closed the beaches for safety reasons.”

Due to the bad weather, there were fewer people in the area than usual.

“Nature was on our side because we certainly could have had more casualties,” Endersby said.

The patrol chief said it was unclear if anyone witnessed the attack, but apparently the victim was a bodybuilder. He was pronounced dead when medics arrived at the scene.

The man, whose identity has not been released, was discovered by officials at 10:48 am PT at Morro Bay State Park Beach, which lies north of Morro Rock. The park is located north of Santa Barbara. Yahoo News.

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Andersby said the man found the male surfer face down in the water and tried to pull him ashore. Arriving officers from the city of Morro Bay tried to provide assistance.

“Police and fire departments responded to a report of a male victim who was unresponsive after being pulled from the water, apparently suffering from a shark attack,” the Morro Bay Police Department said in a statement.

Endersby said the bite the coroner examined matched those of a great white shark.

The attack followed a series of non-fatal shark accidents in the area.

In 2019, student Nick Wapner was bitten by a great white shark in Montaña de Oro State Park. Another attack occurred on the same beach four years earlier, when a man was attacked by a young shark, believed to be 2,5-3 meters long.

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The last fatal fight took place in August 2003, when a 50-year-old woman was attacked by sharks while swimming with seals, the favorite prey of great white sharks.

Enderby said the presence of seals should be a warning to the presence of sharks.

“If you see a lot of birds or seals in the water, that's a sign people should avoid the water,” he said. “Assault on a person is basically a case of mistaken identity.”

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