California bodyboarder killed by great white shark: Reports

A California bodyboarder was attacked by an important white shark on Christmas Eve and died inside minutes, officers say. 

Tomas Abraham Butterfield, 42, was bitten within the head, chest, and shoulder after deciding to go boogie boarding that morning in Morro Bay. He was visiting his mom and brother for the vacations. 

Butterfield was pulled to shore by a surfer after discovering him face down along with his board floating close to him. 

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Butterfield was introduced useless on the scene, with newly launched coroner stories stating he died from “issues of a number of penetrating blunt power traumatic accidents.” DNA samples have been taken on the scene to substantiate the accidents have been from an important white shark. 

A bit of what’s believed to be a shark tooth was discovered embedded in his physique, in response to a sheriff’s detective report obtained by way of a public information request by The Tribune of San Luis Obispo County. 

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The coroner’s report additionally concluded Butterfield had suffered numerous accidents, together with a fractured cranium, crushed ribs, and main harm to the inferior vena cava. 

The shark’s dimension and age have but to be confirmed. Nevertheless, detective stories have said the one chunk mark had an approximate radius of 16 inches. 

It’s unclear whether or not the shark made a single assault or a number of.