Another Death in Amity

In the early afternoon on July 2, another death occurred at an Amity beach, but this time it was a 10-year-old male resident that was the victim of what appears to be a vicious shark attack.
Alex B. Kintner, of Mayfair Court, was swimming with his friends in the waters off Village Beach at 2 p.m. yesterday, when he and his floatation raft disappeared from the surface of the water.
This is the second of what appears to be related shark attacks in the last two days. Village Beach and South Beach (where the first incident occurred) are seven nautical miles apart. However, the police department has stressed that these attacks have not yet been confirmed as shark-related.
Witnesses of the event, including police chief Martin Brody, said they saw Kintner floating in the water when he suddenly disappeared and was not found. No body was recovered, but when the floatation raft Kintner was using drifted ashore, there appeared to be a large bite taken out of it.
Alex’s mother, Marion Kintner, is currently being treated for shock at Amity General Hospital after being present during the time of her son’s disappearance. She is listed in fair condition. There were no other injuries reported from the incident.
Police now believe that the Watson death, which occurred at some point last night, may be related to the possible shark activities in Amity.
A meeting was held last night to discuss the order of operations dealing with the potential shark activities. Chief Brody plans to close the beaches until further notice, while the department will bring in spotters for the Amity beaches to watch for sharks.
The Kintner family has placed a reward for $3,000 for the capture of the perpetrator. Fisherman Ben Quint has submitted an offer to the town’s administrators for $10,000 to hunt down the shark thought to be the cause behind these deaths.
The administration has taken Quint’s offer under advisory, and will discuss the offer behind closed doors.
In the meantime, Amity Mayor Bob Farley and chief Brody have issued their deepest sympathies and most sincere condolences to the Kintner family for their loss.