SHARK! THE NEW JERSEY MANEATER- AMERICA'S FIRST BIG SHARK ATACK

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In 1917, the beaches in New Jersey were just coming into their own as tourists began to seek out the pleasures of sand and surf. There had never been a publicized shark attack, and there was no reason to fear the water, All that stopped when the Great White Shark they called the Maneater of Matawan started hunting victims.

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0:00.0	Attention in the water.
0:02.0	Attention in the water.
0:03.0	This is the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
0:05.0	Be advised State Parks is asking us to make an announcement to let you know you have paddleboarding
0:10.0	next to approximately 15 great white sharks. They're advising that you exit the
0:15.8	water in a calm manner. The sharks are as close as the surfline.
0:24.0	Thank you for your cooperation.
0:28.0	There are fears a monster shark measuring more than five meters
0:32.0	is lurking off North Stradbroke Island in
0:34.6	Queensland or no one seen it. The Blai government's released photos showing how
0:39.3	it mauled another large white pointer.
0:41.4	One beach two attacks 90 minutes apart.
0:46.0	And authorities say this hasn't happened in decades.
0:49.0	The first 911 call at 412 p.m. Sunday afternoon, afternoon an hour and a half later a second victim two
0:54.8	miles down the beach and all of it coming just days after another shark
0:58.1	attack 30 miles away. Another attack just two miles up the beach,
1:02.9	and another frantic call.
1:04.8	I mean, I want you to have a severe emergency.
1:07.8	Oh my God, they see her come up with a number of them, I'm a blip.
1:10.8	Hello.
1:11.6	This is my friend. Hey, there's someone. Hello? You're going to. Oh, The Oh, Welcome to another episode for 1001 Heroes, legends, histories and mysteries.
2:25.0	We've got good news and bad news.
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