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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