This afternoon, a special town meeting was held, where it was decided that due to the recent alleged shark attacks, Amity's beaches will remain closed for 24 hours.
Many townspeople were not happy about this decision, claiming that 24 hours was roughly 3 weeks worth of income in the off-season. Many are worried that tourists will choose to vacation elsewhere if the beaches were closed.
In addition to closing the beaches, Chief Brody described more plans that he thought should be implemented to keep Amity safe. Brody wants to bring in extra summer deputies, shark spotters, and experts from the mainland.
The meeting was interrupted by Ben Quint, a local fisherman. He offered to catch and kill the shark that was thought to be responsible for the death of two local youths.
“I’ll catch this bird for you, but it ain’t gonna be easy,” said Quint, appearing before the town. Quint’s conditions for catching this shark would be $10,000, a much steeper price than the $3,000 offered by the Kintner family.
“We gotta do it quick, that’ll bring back your tourists, put all your businesses on a paying basis,” said Quint. “If you want to stay alive, then ante up.”
It was unclear at the end of the meeting if the town would use Quint as a resource, or stick to its original plan of closing the beaches.
Amity continues to mourn the deaths of Wendy Watson, and Alex Kintner, both thought to be the victims of shark attacks. The investigation is still ongoing. Although the town seems to have decided that both died at the jaws of a shark, government officials are still hesitant to confirm this.
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