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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. The victim was Charles Bruder, 27, a Swiss bell captain at the Essex & Sussex Hotel.
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.
The Engleside Inn in Beach Haven, New Jersey becomes famous for great white shark attacks on the Jersey Shore in the summer of 1916, known as the "Jersey Man-Eater".
Blood in the Water tells the story of a series of shark attacks, that occurred on the New Jersey shore during the summer of 1916. Five people were attacked over the course of 12 days. The Jersey Shore attacks triggered a nationwide panic. It also details how scientists views on sharks and the threat they posed to humans changed in the wake of ...
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]
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 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]
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 ...