The attacks are mentioned briefly in Jaws , both the 1974 novel and 1975 film. The most dramatic took place 1 miles up Matawan Creek, where first a young boy, then a man diving to recover the boy's body, died. Both believe it was the same 7 -foot shark that was captured and killed 13 days after it tore off most of the left leg of its first victim. Its remains were displayed in the window of a New York newspaper, then lost to history. The authors haven't met.
Publishers say the timing of the books is coincidental.
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