Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 - Wikipedia
WEBBetween July 1 and 12, 1916, five people were attacked along the coast of New Jersey by sharks; only one of the victims survived. The first major attack occurred on Saturday, July 1 at Beach Haven, a resort town established on Long Beach Island off …
The Real‑Life 'Jaws' That Terrorized the Jersey Shore - HISTORY
WEBJul 1, 2016 · While swimming in the ocean was still a nascent American pastime in the early 1900s, shark attacks along the coast of New Jersey were unheard of. Many scientists believed sharks to be...
Site of the New Jersey Shark Attacks of 1916 - Atlas Obscura
WEBSep 1, 2013 · In July of 1916, New Jersey became the site of a series of vicious shark attacks that would span 12 days and take the lives of four people and severely injuring one.
LOCALS RECALL TERROR OF SHARK ATTACKS AT JERSEY SHORE, …
WEBJun 29, 2016 · LOCALS RECALL TERROR OF SHARK ATTACKS AT JERSEY SHORE, 100 YEARS LATER. LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J. (ABC Philadelphia, WPVI Ch 6) — It was 100 years ago that the Jersey Shore was in a panic, terrorized by sharks that killed four people in 12 days.
The Shark Attacks That Were the Inspiration for Jaws
WEBAug 6, 2012 · In the summer of 1916, panic struck the Jersey Shore. A shark sunk its teeth into Charles Vansant, the 25-year-old son of a Philadelphia businessman, out for an evening swim in the resort town of...
The 1916 shark attacks: Matawan, N.J.'s 100-year struggle with ... - nj.com
WEBJun 15, 2016 · Matawan, NJ town historian John Savolaine discusses the 1916 New Jersey shark attacks which took place in Bradley Beach, Spring Lake and Matawan.
Shark Week 2016: 100th Anniversary of Jersey Shore Attacks - TIME
WEBOn July 12 in Matawan Creek, a crowd watched in horror as 24-year-old Stanley Fisher was attacked while trying to retrieve the body of another shark victim, 11-year-old factory worker Lester...
1916 New Jersey Shore shark attacks inspired Jaws and changed …
WEBJun 12, 2019 · It took a string of shark attacks in New Jersey more than a hundred years ago to make U.S. swimmers fear the ocean’s top predator.
A real-life 'Jaws' happened 100 years ago in N.J. - USA TODAY
WEBJun 29, 2016 · The spot where the attacks occurred, secluded on the private property that used to belong to Smith, looks very much like it did 100 years ago. Remnants of the Wyckoff Dock can be seen poking ...
The 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks that Inspired Jaws
WEBSep 16, 2021 · The 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks that Inspired Jaws. The view of sharks as cold-blooded man-eaters goes even further back than Jaws. In the summer of 1916, five bathers were viciously attacked and it transformed the stereotype of …