Jaws attack in pond

BUT WAIT! An actual shark was spotted just seconds later heading for "the pond." The shark knocked over the rowboat of James Parks, 30, of Oak Bluffs then attacked the man. All that was recovered of his remains was a severed leg with size 11EE Keds sneaker attached to the foot. The beaches will now remain closed until further notice by order of the police department.

Tweet kids as shark fin

Crowded waters of Amity beach were quickly cleared out at the sound of lifeguard whistles and megaphone announcements while officials on boat quickly closed in attempting to blockade the shark. The shark turned out to be two boys with a false shark fin.

The Meeting

The shark that has been blamed for two gruesome deaths in Amity, Mass. has been caught and killed by a local fisherman early yesterday. For the selfless and dangerous task of venturing out into waters one mile south-southwest of Amity to capture the vicious and dangerous beast, the fishermen will recieve a $3,000 reward for their heroic bravery.

The shark was identified as a nurse shark, one of the most dangerous and brutal sharks of all classifications, according to Matt Hooper, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute marine biologist and shark expert, who inspected the shark after it was brought ashore. Nurse sharks have been responsible for the attacks and murders of hundreds of swimmers along the East Coast.

The initial shark suspision began when the mangled body 17-year-old Krissie Watson was discovered washed up on the sands of South Beach. The second attack occurred when 10-year-old Alex Kinter was brutally bitten and dragged out to sea in front of hundreds of bystanding beachgoers. The events have since distrupted the island's normally tranquil atmosphere.

After the attack on Kitner that occurred just hours after Watson's body was discovered, the mayor scheduled an impromptu meeting to discuss the situation at hand. For the safety of residents and visitors alike, Amity Police Chief Martin Brody initially decided to close the beaches of Amity. The beaches have since been reopened just in time for the flood of Fourth of July weekend visitors.

Is New Hampshire In Danger of Shark Attacks?

            In the past week, following two alleged shark attacks off the coast of Amity, Mass., many New Hampshire Seacoast residents have begun to wonder if their beloved beaches are in jeopardy.

            Although there have been shark sightings in local Seacoast parts of the Granite State, they were breeds such as blue sharks, porbeagle sharks, and basking sharks. These rare shark breeds rarely become aggressive and therefore considered harmless to humans.

            Great white sharks are not known to frequent areas of the 18-mile New Hampshire coastline waters. In fact, according to Tony LaCasse, media relations director at New England Aquarium, who was quoted in a July, 2012 report by Seacoast Online, the International Shark Attack File does not contain any history of a shark attack ever documented off the New Hampshire coast. LaCasse, an 11-year veteran at the aquarium said many of the shark sightings in New Hampshire coastlines occur by an accidental encounter but are not the Jaws-like encounters of a great white shark.

            In Cape Cod, Mass. however, there have been numerous different great whites sighted in shallow areas of the beaches of Chatham, Nauset, and other areas of the common summer tourist location. Tourist Peter Mottur, 43, a Portsmouth, R.I. resident on vacation in Cape Cod captured a video of a great white shark feasting on a seal as it circled his 35-foot boat near Monomoy.

            “The shark wasn’t scared and circled the boat for a few minutes. And it just kept coming back and nibbling on the seal,” Mottur said.

            Just 50 miles from Amity Island, Cape Cod is a frequent location for great whites because of the high population of seals. New Hampshire beaches have a significantly lower number of seal inhabitants and therefore are not frequented by great white sharks.