Posted in News The real killer shark that inspired Jaws: How deaths of four swimmers in two weeks in 1916 sparked hysteria – but like in Steven Spielberg’s iconic film the beaches stayed OPEN June 23, 2025 Terror took hold in the summer of 1916 as five swimmers were attacked in just two weeks along the New Jersey shore on America’s east coast. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14838021/The-real-killer-shark-inspired-Jaws-deaths-four-swimmers-two-weeks-1916-sparked-hysteria-like-Steven-Spielbergs-iconic-film-beaches-stayed-OPEN.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490