Jaws, Captured Shark

Killer shark found and killed
Local fishermen to recieve $3,000 reward for the capture
By Brian Ward


Amity- The shark belived to be involved in the deaths of Alex Kintner and Christine Watson has been captured and killed by local fishermen Mike Swenson.


The shark was captured in the waters one mile south-southwest of Amity before being brought back for inspection by officals.


The 11-foot -long, 875 pound nurse shark was inspected by Matt Hooper, a marine biologist from Woods Hole, M.A. According to Hooper, there has never been any reported incident of a nurse shark attacking a person.

In reponse to the shark's capture, the beaches at Amity will be re-opened immediately, in time for the Fourth of July weekend.

Despite the shark's killing, shark spotters from the Coast guard, the Marine Patrol, the Massachusetts State Police, the U.S. Navy, Homeland Security, the FBI, and other police agencies will remain to check the waters off the beach.

The weekend tourist arrived on schedule, and beaches filled up quickly. as the day went on people started feeling safe enough to go into the water.
There was a brief panic, when two young boys from Amity, Wayne Winston and Brad Chaplin,  swam underneath swimmers with snorkels and a fake shark fin.  

When the boys came out of the water, face to face with a offical with a gun, Wayne pointed to Brad and shouted "He made me do it."


 No-one was injured trying to get out of the water, and the boys have been remained to the custody of their parents.