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Sightings of large sharks swimming off the coast of New Jersey were reported by sea captains entering the ports of Newark and New York City but were dismissed. The second major attack occurred on Thursday, July 6, 1916, at the resort town of Spring Lake, New Jersey , 45 miles (72 km) north of Beach Haven.
Shark attacks in New Jersey. The last known shark attack at the Jersey Shore was reported in 2023 when 15-year-old Maggie Drozdowski of Pennsylvania was bitten and pulled underwater while surfing ...
The shark bite in New Jersey was not one of the fatalities, but is was a scary moment, nonetheless. It was the first confirmed attack at the Shore since 2013. ... Shark attacks rose in 2023; Teen ...
Shark history: Jersey Shore men may have found first recorded shark attack in North America. In New Jersey, the most recent shark bite incident was last May, when a 15-year old girl was bit on the ...
Attacked while trying to recover Lester Stillwell's body in Matawan Creek, New Jersey, Fisher died at Monmouth Hospital in Long Branch, New Jersey, a few hours after the attack. [50] J.L. Hanscom: October 11, 1916: Unknown: Hanscom caught a “large shark” in a net off the coast of Sewall's Point, Florida, in the morning. He attempted to take ...
Twelve Days of Terror: A Definitive Investigation of the 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks is a non-fiction book by Richard G. Fernicola about the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. The book was published in 2001 by Lyons Press. [1]
Two videos of great white sharks that surfaced within the past week appear to be the first sightings of the summer season of these giant predators off the coasts of Cape Cod and New Jersey. In the ...
An adapted version, Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916, was published in 2003, aimed at a middle-school audience, with fewer biographical background of the victims. [3] There are photos and news clippings not in the original. [4] Capuzzo's description of the shark's behaviour verges on being anthropomorphic. [5]