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The Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 were a series of shark attacks along the coast of New Jersey, in the United States, between July 1 and 12, 1916, in which four people were killed and one critically injured. The incidents occurred during a deadly summer heat wave and polio epidemic in the United States that drove thousands of people to the ...
This victim fell overboard and was killed by a shark while swimming in Pensacola Bay, Santa Rosa County, Florida. John Bloomquist. September 23, 1911. Unconfirmed, probably a bull shark. Bloomquist was killed by a shark in the Galveston, Texas, ship channel after he jumped overboard to rescue a companion. George Spencer.
1-58574-575-8 (paperback) OCLC. 50421954. 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.
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 ... Surfers and boarders bear the brunt of the shark attacks, accounting for 42% of the bites. ... tiger sharks and bull sharks accounted for the ...
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 ...
Now knowing it's a shark, Alex quits in frustration. In New York City, wild animal wrangler Michael Schleisser reads about the shark attacks and travels to New Jersey. At a press conference, Museum Director Dr. Frederick Lucas and Ichthyologist Dr. John Nichols investigate the attacks and try to prevent another. Meanwhile, Stan meets up with ...
During the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, the creek was made infamous due to the shark attacks on July 12, 1916, occurring 1.5 miles (2.5 km) from the ocean. A shark killed 11-year-old Lester Stillwell and his 24-year-old would-be rescuer Stanley Fisher and severely injured 14-year-old Joseph Dunn later that same day.