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Reports are coming in of a shark attack off Village Beach. A boy was killed in what appears to be a vicious and unprovoked shark attack, according to police.

                This comes only hours after the body of a local girl was found on another beach nearby, marking the second death on an Amity beach today.

                In a press release by Police Chief Martin Brody, it is reported that there may be a possible connection between the two deaths, with a possibility of shark activities in the vicinity of Amity.

                

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Body of Local Teen Found On Beach

The body of a local high school girl was found washed up on the beach early this morning after she was reported missing.

                The girl, Chrissie Watson, was last seen alive last night by teen Christopher P Hoggenbottam III last night, who reported her missing to the Amity Village Police Department this morning.

                Watson’s body was found mangled and severely mauled by an unknown attacker, the police reported in a press release this morning.

                “It was an extremely grizzly and upsetting scene,” said Police Chief Martin Brody at a recent press conference concerning the case.

                At approximately 11 p.m. Sunday night Watson reportedly decided to go swimming in a remote section of South Beach near the South Beach bell buoy. Cristopher Hoggenbottam reportedly came with her, but did not swim.

                Witnesses told police that both Watson and Hoggenbottam had been drinking heavily and possibly smoking marijuana at a beach party before leaving to swim.

                It is currently not clear who or what attacked Watson, though no charges have been filed in the case at this point, and police are continuing their investigation into the incident.

                “We are exploring a range of possibilities,” said Chief Brody. “It could have been a pack of wild dogs, or some other type of animal.”

                The police report that a shark attack has not been ruled out in the case, but stress that all residents and visitors are not in danger and the beaches will remain open for swimming pending the outcome of the investigation.

                “Shark attacks are rare for this area. They are more likely in the islands down south,” said Chief Brody.

                When asked during the press conference, Chief Brody claimed that human attack has not been ruled out as a possibility as well.  

                Watson’s body has been transported to the coroner’s office for autopsy. At the time of the press conference, police were still awaiting information on said autopsy. 

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Spotted Leopard Reported Missing

The Romanian spotted leopard housed in the Durham Zoo has been reported missing by zoo officials and is thought to be on the loose on the premises or possibly in the neighborhood surrounding the zoo.

                “When we opened the zoo at 9:30 this morning and began feeding the animals, we immediately noticed Fluffy missing,” said Gerry Durrell, director of the zoo. “We are doing everything we can to find her and bring her back.”

                It is currently unclear what happened to the leopard, as the cage did not appear to be tampered with and the fencing was intact. The cage that the leopard is housed in is alarmed, and no alarm sounded between 9 p.m. the previous night, the last time the leopard was seen, and this morning at 9:30 a.m. when she was discovered missing.

                The spotted leopard, or Fluffy as she is affectionately named, was a gift to the City of Durham from sister city Durhamvoska in Romania. Fluffy, the only known female leopard of her kind, is said to be extremely dangerous. She weighs 146 pounds and can run up to 60 miles per hour.

                “Fluffy is a wonderful, warm, gentle cat who has never hurt anyone,” said the zoo’s chief zoologist Kitty Smith. “But if these cats are cornered – or encountered on a dark alley – their defense is to kill and kill quickly.”

                James Petronkis, a 36 year old resident of Newmarket, noticed something odd about Fluffy’s cage when he arrived at the zoo this morning. Petronkis, who visits the zoo daily to see Fluffy, knew something was wrong right away.

                “Fluffy usually draws the straw up into a nest when she sleeps, but there was no nest – there wasn’t even any straw.”

                Petronkis tried to alert zoo staff about his concerns, but they wouldn’t listen to him. He eventually pulled the fire alarm to get their attention, and after checking the cage “all hell broke loose. Police cars came from every direction and within minutes they were roughly pushing visitors to the exits.”

                The search for Fluffy will continue at the zoo until 11 a.m. If police have no luck finding her in the zoo, they will continue the search in the residential neighborhood around the zoo, which is home to an elementary school and many daycares. There are some reports that the schools in Durham have been locked down.

                Fluffy is extremely dangerous, and her species of leopard has been known to kill children under eight years old. If anyone comes into contact with the leopard they should slowly go to the ground and stay limp and lay still. People should avoid eye contact with her at all costs.

                Police will attempt to capture Fluffy using tranquilizers at first. “If nessisary, we will shoot to kill,” said Police Chief William Blair. “We have got to find her by 2 p.m. These cats are nearly impossible to find in the dark – they can see everything and we are blind.”

                The Durham Police have asked for assistance from the New Hampshire State Police and the state Wildlife Department to help in the search. The National Guard will also be supplying five helicopters with infrared scanners.

                If anyone has any information they are urged to contact the police.