Earlier today the giant killer shark who has been terrorizing Amity has been brought to justice by local fisherman. According to Matt Hooper, a marine biologist from the Woods Hole, Mass., the shark was a nurse shark and was 11 feet-feet long and weighed 875 pounds.
According to Hooper, “nurse sharks are among the most brutal and dangerous of all sharks and have been responsible for hundreds of swimmers’ deaths along the East Coast of the United States.” This shark has been blamed for two gruesome deaths this week alone, causing the local beaches to be closed. Upon the news of the death of the shark, all the towns’ beaches have been reopened just in time for the July 4, rush.
According to Police Chief Martin Brody, Mike Swenson a resident of Medford Mass. was the one to catch and kill the shark. Swenson will receive his $3,000 bounty reward from Marion Kintner for his bravery and selflessness.
The shark is thought to have taken the lives of Alex B. Kintner as well as Christine E. Watson earlier this week, but islanders and guests are no longer at risk.
There will be shark spotters from the Coast Guard, the Marine Patrol, the Mass. State Police, the U.S. Navy, Homeland Security and other local municipal and police agencies just as a safety precaution.
If there are any shark sightings call 1-800-sharksee.
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