(ALEX): He Obviously Shouldn't Have Been Floating on that Raft. Kids These Days...

Unknown Beach Event Results in Local Child’s Death

Alex Kintner, 10, of Mayfair Court in Amity, was killed on Village Beach this afternoon.

“We now believe that it may be possible that the Watson death could also maybe have possibly been linked to possible shark activities in the vicinity of Amity,” Amity Police Chief Martin Brody said. “That investigation is ongoing.”

Aside from a reported missing black Labrador that was happily playing with its owner on the beach, there have been no reports of any other injuries or fatalities

According to witnesses, including the chief of police, happy vacationers read, tanned, slept, and swam on the beachfront. It was a calm and pleasant atmosphere, with bright sunshine, and warm waters.

A woman floated on her back in the ocean, and a young couple played chicken. Children excavated sandcastles and splashed in the water.

Suddenly, Pippet, a beach-goer’s black Lab, suddenly went missing after going into the ocean to fetch a thrown stick.

Marty Beachgoer, a witness of Kintner’s death, saw an unidentifiable grey mass next to Kintner. In a matter of seconds, there was a vast cloud of crimson that plagued the ocean water. People were agitated, excited, and unaware of what had just happened.

Beachgoers herded the waters to witness the commotion and escorted their loved ones out to safety. Blood-stained waves lapped up against the damaged yellow raft that Kintner had just been using. A large hole gaped the middle of the raft.

Kintner had been floating in the ocean on a yellow rubber raft off the crowded beach. The attack occurred at 2 p.m. No body has been recovered.

Chief Brody said that the killing may have been the result of a vicious and unprovoked shark attack. However, there is no evidence regarding who the perpetrator, or perpetrators, were in this tragic incident.

“I join Amity Mayor Larry Vaughn in expressing the town’s deepest and most sincere condolences to the Kintner family,” Chief Brody said.

A special meeting will be held by the mayor, Chief Brody, and the Amity Board of selectmen at 6 p.m. tonight in Town Hall. The agenda plans to discuss Chief Brody’s plan to close the beaches on July 4. Additionally, the group will address a grizzled old fisherman, by the name of Quint, who has insisted on hunting down the shark thought to be the vile perpetrator of the tragic incident.

Kitner’s mother, Marion Kintner, was also at the beach at the time of her son’s disappearance. She is being treated for shock at Amity General Hospital, where she is in fair condition.




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(I guess they'll need a bigger boat).