Matawan Creek had been the site of a devastating shark attack in July 1916; two people were dead and one had been maimed as the nation watched the third major attack along the Jersey Shore in less than two weeks. All eyes were on the creek as there was hope the creature had been trapped. Then the New Brunswick Times announced on the 15th, “Bucking the line like one would in a football rush a giant shark plunged through the net stretched across Matawan creek tonight and escaped into Raritan bay.