Amphibians and reptiles of Washington State: Location data and predicted distributions. Volume 2 in Washington State Gap Analysis - Final Report, (K. M. Cassidy, C. E. Grue, M. R. Smith and K. M. Dvornich, eds.), Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle.
Shark found in the Ohio River at Manchester, OH. Early. speculation was that it was a bull shark was incorrect. Now identified. as being an Atlantic Sharpnose. - pic credit: Ledger Independent.
USS Indianapolis sinking, shark attacks recalled by survivor's brother. COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI -- Charles Smeltzer was an 18-year-old from Comstock in 1945 when he survived the worst U.S. Naval disaster and the worst shark attack in history. The horrifying series of events started 70 years ago today, July 30, 1945, when the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by the Japanese in the final days of World War II.