A married surfer has been killed by a shark off Manresa State Beach on the northern end of Monterey Bay in California, prompting authorities to close it.
Ben Kelly was attacked around 1:30pm just 100 yards from the shore, according to Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Department's Facebook post.
The 26-year-old had been surfing off Sand Dollar Beach in Santa Cruz when the attack happened. Mr Kelly was pronounced dead on the scene and it hasn't been confirmed which type of shark attacked him.
But one resident told KRON-TV shark activity was typical in the area, but she said it "saddened" her to hear of Mr Kelly's death. “It makes me horribly sad,” she said. “I love the ocean and I hate for people to be scared of it.” Great white sharks are common