A Solution in Sight?

There was an excited bustling of store owners, Islander's and fishermen alike last night as Mayor Bob Farley held an emergency town meeting on the island.

On the way into the room where the meeting was held postings could be found written by Mrs. Kintner offering a $3,000 bounty for "man or men who catch and kill the shark" that allegedly killed her 10-year-old son Alex this week.

Along with publishing this add in the local Gazette, papers on the mainland have copies as well, forcing the island officials to take further action as information surrounding the two latest deaths are revealed.

Chief Martin Brody informed the crowd that extra summer deputies will be put on the beach as soon as possible as well as beach spotters but no exact date was given as to when this all would happen.

After anxious cries from store owners who depend on the summer traffic for their income, the Chief concluded that the beaches will in fact be closing.

An apparent nervous Mayor quickly followed this up by adding "they will only be closed for 24 hours."

According to Chief Brody, this was never agreed upon and it remains unclear what will be happening with the beaches at this point in time.

Local fisherman Ben Quint offered his services but said this was too big of a job for a mere $3,000, addressing the attendees in a story-like fashion as he told of the dangers of the sea.

"I don't want any mates,there are too many captains on this island," said Quint. "$10,000 for me by myself. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing."

This offer has not yet been accepted by the Mayor and Selectmen and remains on the table as officials look for the quickest and best possible solution.

As of now it appears that a shark is in fact responsible for the two latest deaths but nothing has been confirmed by Mayor Bob Farley or Chief Brody.