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The Philadelphia Inquirer reported the capture of a "man-eating" shark off the Jersey Shore after the attacks.. 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.
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 .
The shark lurks nearby, and one of the searchers is injured. Stan's friends gave up, but Stan refused to stop searching. Just when it seemed all hope was lost, Stan finds Lester. But their relief is short-lived as the shark attacks again, knocking Lester out of Stan's arms. Alex hits the shark with a paddle, and it lets go of Stan.
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]
The incident was recorded as the first known shark attack in United States waters [50] Charles Bruder, 27: July 6, 1916: Unconfirmed, experts are divided whether it was a bull or juvenile great white shark [49] Bruder was killed while swimming approximately 130 yards (120 m) from shore in Spring Lake, New Jersey. Both legs were bitten off. [50]
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 ...
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. It was the first confirmed attack at ...
The New Jersey Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Beach Haven, New Jersey, on Long Beach Island.It opened its doors to the public on July 3, 2007. Its main areas of focus are shipwrecks off the New Jersey coast and their salvaged artifacts, scuba diving and the diving community, notable maritime incidents in New Jersey waters, and the history of the United States Life-Saving Service and ...