Everything seemed calm and relaxed on a fun filled day at Village beach until it turned into a horrible nightmare as 10-year-old Alex Kintner of Amity was killed in what may possibly be a shark attack.
At approximately 2 P.M. witnesses at Village beach including Police Chief Martin Brody saw Kintner floating offshore on a rubber raft when the attack appeared to occur. Chaos immediately erupted as numerous other children clambered to get out of the crimson colored ocean immediately following the apparent attack.
Kintner’s body has not been recovered and his raft floated ashore with what appeared to be an enormous bite taken out of it. Alex’s mother Marion Kintner, who was at the beach and witnessed the apparent attack, is being treated for shock at Amity General Hospital. There were no other injuries.
In light of this incident the police department believes that the Watson death that occurred in the last 24 hours may be linked to shark activity in the area surrounding Amity. There is an ongoing investigation.
In response to this Mayor Bob Farley has expressed the town’s deepest and most sincere condolences to the Kintner family.
The Mayor, Police Chief Brody, and the Amity Board of Selectmen will be holding a special meeting at 6 P.M. tonight in Town Hall. Amongst the agenda will be Police Chief Brody’s plan to close the beaches for the Fourth of July, as well as the Kintner family’s reward of $3,000 for the capture of the perpetrators of their son’s death.
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