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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 372631" data-attributes="member: 23">Yes. I had such an overactive imagination as a kid that I&#039;m glad I didn&#039;t know this. Especially as I lived around 150 yards from a river.The Matawan Creek attack on Lester Stillwell - and the man who tried to recover his body from the shark - was particularly chilling because it seemed so far removed from the other attacks on the ocean, and (from images and maps, at least) it looks as though the route inland is particularly tortuous, so it all seemed improbable.Bull Sharks can live in in both salt and fresh water, and there are varieties that live exclusively in fresh water rivers, which is the reason there are still serious and fatal inland river attacks. Some theorise that the Bull Shark is the most likely suspect for this particular attack, although many also feel it&#039;s the same juvenile Great White that was later caught in Raritan Bay with human flesh inside. Twelve Days Of Terror recognises this as a strong possibility, while Close To Shore outright identifies the shark in all attacks as the same young Great White. I&#039;m already curious about which approach Silent Came The Monster takes regarding the species and number of animals involved in the attacks. Since the lone shark theory probably makes for the more dramatically satisfying story, I&#039;d guess this might be the preferred version for a fictionalised account (and it could well be true anyway).What a great experience.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 372631, member: 23"] Yes. I had such an overactive imagination as a kid that I'm glad I didn't know this. Especially as I lived around 150 yards from a river. The Matawan Creek attack on Lester Stillwell - and the man who tried to recover his body from the shark - was particularly chilling because it seemed so far removed from the other attacks on the ocean, and (from images and maps, at least) it looks as though the route inland is particularly tortuous, so it all seemed improbable. Bull Sharks can live in in both salt and fresh water, and there are varieties that live exclusively in fresh water rivers, which is the reason there are still serious and fatal inland river attacks. Some theorise that the Bull Shark is the most likely suspect for this particular attack, although many also feel it's the same juvenile Great White that was later caught in Raritan Bay with human flesh inside. [I]Twelve Days Of Terror [/I]recognises this as a strong possibility, while[I] Close To Shore [/I]outright identifies the shark in all attacks as the same young Great White. I'm already curious about which approach [I]Silent Came The Monster[/I] takes regarding the species and number of animals involved in the attacks. Since the lone shark theory probably makes for the more dramatically satisfying story, I'd guess this might be the preferred version for a fictionalised account (and it could well be true anyway). What a great experience. [/QUOTE]

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