In a press release, Police Chief Martin Brody stressed that a shark attack is only a possibility for the sudden and bloody disappearance of Alex.
"[Alex's] body has not been recovered," wrote Brody. "His damaged raft floated ashore shortly after the incident with what appeared to be a large bite out of it."
It began as a beautiful beach day, with blue skies and calm waters, when Alex’s raft suddenly sank in an area of what appeared to be bloody water, leading to panicked children screaming and swimming away.
After parents rushed to get their children out of the water, Alex's mother, Marion Kintner, shouted for her son, but to no avail. Kintner is currently being treated at Amity General Hospital for shock.
After the attack on Alex, the Kintner family is offering a $3000 reward for the capture of the perpetrators.
Police are also looking into a possible connection between this attack and that of Amity teen Christine W. Watson, whose mangled body was found earlier this morning washed up on South Beach after going for a swim during a beach party last night. Her death was previously attributed to a motor boating accident.
“We now believer that it may be possible that the Watson death could also maybe have been linked to possible shark activities in the vicinity of Amnity,” wrote Brody.
Brody, Mayor Bob Farley, and the Board of Selectmen will hold a meeting tonight at 6 p.m. in the town hall. Included on the agenda are Brody’s plan to close the beaches on July 4, the Kintner family reward, and an offer to hunt down the shark by fisherman Ben Quint.
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