The body of Christine W. Watson, a senior at Amity High School, was found dead on Amity Beach in Martha’s Vineyard early this morning. While her cause of death is unknown, her body was mangled by an attacker of an unknown origin.
Despite this incident, no precautionary measures will be taken, since the incident is so far away from where people swim, according to Mayor Bob Farley.
Amity Police are continuing to investigate the cause of death, which include a motorboat accident, a murder, or a shark attack, according to Chief of Police Martin Brody.
Medical examiner Dr. Robert Nevin said there is no evidence to support a shark attack.
“The body is severely mangled,” said Nevin. “The autopsy wounds are consistent with a motor boating accident.”
Watson was last seen by former classmate Christopher P. Hoggenbottam III around 11 p.m., who said they both decided to go swimming after witnesses speculate that “both teenagers had been drinking heavily and possibly smoking marijuana during the evening”.
According to Hoggenbottam, the two “decided to go swimming and entered the water at a remote section of South Beach near the South Beach Shoal bell buoy.” A seemingly serene night, the water temperature was at 65 degrees, the skies clear, and an air temperature of 72 degrees. When Watson did not return from the water, Hoggenbottam notified police around 6 a.m.
Beaches in Amity will remain open for swimming pending the outcome of the investigation.
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