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The attacks at Matawan are the subject of the National Geographic Channel documentary Attacks of the Mystery Shark (2002), which examines the possibility that a bull shark was responsible for killing Stanley Fisher and Lester Stilwell; [43] Discovery Channel's Blood in the Water (2009); Shore Thing (2009) (directed by Lovari and James Hill ...
July 12, 1916: Unconfirmed, experts are divided whether it was a bull or juvenile great white shark [49] Attacked while trying to recover Lester Stillwell's body in Matawan Creek, New Jersey, Fisher died at Monmouth Hospital in Long Branch, New Jersey, a few hours after the attack. [50] J.L. Hanscom: October 11, 1916: Unknown
During the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916, the creek was made infamous due to the shark attacks on July 12, 1916, occurring 1.5 miles (2.5 km) from the ocean. A shark killed 11-year-old Lester Stillwell and his 24-year-old would-be rescuer Stanley Fisher and severely injured 14-year-old Joseph Dunn later that same day.
Twelve Days of Terror: A Definitive Investigation of the 1916 New Jersey Shark Attacks is a non-fiction book by Richard G. Fernicola about the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. The book was published in 2001 by Lyons Press. [1]
The shark lurks nearby, and one of the searchers is injured. Stan's friends gave up, but Stan refused to stop searching. Just when it seemed all hope was lost, Stan finds Lester. But their relief is short-lived as the shark attacks again, knocking Lester out of Stan's arms. Alex hits the shark with a paddle, and it lets go of Stan.
Lester Stillwell was swimming in a group, whom splashed alot as they jumped and dived in the water carelessly, the shark saw the kids as easy, small prey(we can't possibly know what the shark is thinking). Stanley Fisher, had, after his attack said he found lesters body, still being devored by the shark.
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