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Town holds meeting after shark kills two people

Local fisherman offers to hunt down shark for $10,000

by Brian Ward

Amity-  A day after a shark killed both 10-year-old Alex Kintner  and Amity  High School senior Christine Watson, Amity officals held a meeting on what to do in response.

The meeting was filled by concerned Amity business owners, worried what effects the recent shark attack would have on their businesses.  

Chief of Police Martin Brody was the first to speak, saying in response to the shark attacks, the beaches at Amity would be closed, and deputies and shark experts would be called in to help handle the situation. 

This caused an uproar amongst the crowd, many of who's businesses depend on the beach tourism, particularly during the Fourth of July weekend.

Mayor Larry Vaughan was quick to interject, saying  that the beaches would only be closed for 24 hours.

"24 hours is like three weeks!' yell one member of the crowd.

The uproar was silenced by the scratching of nails against a blackboard, when local fisherman Ben Quinn decided it was time for him to speak.

"Ya'll know me, how i earn a living. i'll catch this bird for ya," he said

Quinn went on to explain that hunting the shark down wouldn't be an easy task, and that he would need more than the $3,000 reward offered by Mrs. Kintner.

"I'll find it for $3 [000], kill it for $10[000],"  he said.