Jaws III

The shark responsible for the deaths of two local citizens, has been caught and killed today.

Local fisherman caught the 400 pound, 12 foot Nurse shark a mile away from Amity.

The beaches will reopen immediately just in time for the Fourth of July weekend. “I urge all our residents to recreate at the beaches in order to encourage the participation of all our visitors in the wonderful water sports,” said Police Chief Martin Brody.

The caught shark allegedly killed both 10-year-old Alex Kintner yesterday afternoon, and 17-year-old Wendy W. Watson late Wednesday evening.

Watson was the first victim of the killer shark, whose mauled body was found washed up on shore early yesterday morning. Her cause of death was, determined by the coroner’s office, was a shark attack, according to a confidential source.

The beaches were not closed at this time.

Kintner was last seen floating on a rubber raft around 2 p.m. when the shark attacked. The waters were quickly cleared, and all that remained was a pool of blood and the damaged raft that Kinter was floating on.

This incident caused for the beaches to be closed for 24 hours. A $3,000 dollar reward was issued at this time by the Kintner family, to anyone who could catch and kill the predator that allegedly killed their son.

This gave time for the shark to be found, and killed, to make the beaches safe again.

Although the beaches will reopen, residents and guests should not be alarmed by the presence of shark spotters, Brody stated. “They are simply a safety precaution that we hope will put out visitors at ease,” he said.