Two serious shark attacks off Coast of North Carolina on Sunday

Came across this Wikipedia page on another forum.

Summer of the Shark
The Summer of the Shark refers to the coverage of shark attacks by American news media in the summer of 2001. The sensationalist coverage of shark attacks began in early July following the Fourth of July weekend shark attack on 8-year-old Jessie Arbogast, and continued almost unabated—despite no evidence for an actual increase in attacks—until the September 11 terrorist attacks shifted the media's attention away from beaches. The Summer of the Shark has since been remembered as an example of tabloid television perpetuating a story with no real merit beyond its ability to draw ratings.
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+1. I was just about to post this. I remember this clearly. The entire summer was a non-stop shark doom episode on CNN... until 9/11. 14 years ago exactly (or 2 7-year cycles ago).