On a hot summer day, a young man from Philadelphia goes for an afternoon dip; when he is 40 feet from shore he gets attacked and dies; five days later, the Bell Captain at a popular beachside resort is also attacked.
Production
Reenactments that actually don't suck.
Editing
Archival photos that chill your blood.
Director
Toni Staniewicz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
These 1916 attacks directly inspired Peter Benchley's novel, which became Spielberg's Jaws. Fiction ate the facts.
The Matawan Creek attack happened 11 miles inland—proving sharks don't care about your 'safe' swimming hole.
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