AMITY - Many minds were put at ease, and avid toursits of Amity can take a sigh of relief in knowing that the giant killer shark who has been blammed for the two gruesome deaths this week has been caught and killed.

With the disruptance of the normal, tranquil island life at Amity put to a close, all beaches will reopen tomorrow for the celebrations of Fourth of July.

Fisherman, Mike Swenson of Medford Mass. caught this shark in waters one mile sout-southwest of Amity and will be rewarded $3,000 for his heroic and selfless efforts.

Matt Hooper, marine biologist from Woods Hole, Mass., Oceanographis Institute, inspected the shark when it was brought ashore. He labeld this shark who allegedy attacked two innocent individuals as a nurse shark.

Nurse sharks are among the most brutal and dangerous of all sharks and have been responsible for various swimmers' deaths along the East Coast of the United States. The shark was approximate 11 feet in length and 1.5 tons according to Hooper.

Amity officials urge all residents and visitors to recreate at the beaches in order to encourage the participation of new and returning tourists in the wonderful water sports that will take place at Amity beaches throughout the summer.

Brody wants to assure islanders and guests to not be alarmed by the presence of shark spotters in the water.

This included the Coast Guard, the Marine Patrol, the Massachusetts State Police the U.S. Navy and FBI, and homeland security. "They are simply a safety precaution that we hope will put our vistors at ease," said Brody.

While law enforcement officials urge vigilance on the part of all citizens, Amity town officials believe the danger of further shark attacks has "probably" passed.

Everyone can be pleased to know that the presence of the numerous shark spotters is working. At midday of the day the beaches reopened, officials rushed all visitors of the beach out of the water and sped towards shore where they witnessed what appeared to be a shark.

What appeared to be a shark was only the harmless prank of two young boys of Amity, Wayned Winston and Brad Kaplan. The two mischevious pranksters remain in custody with their parents. No injuries occured during this prank, only a few scrapes of individuals rushing out of the water.

Winston appears to be the perpatrator of such event, and Kaplan the follower. Any witnesses of the event or beach visitors should be reassured that no live shark was found.

Any shark sightings or suspicions should be reported to authorities at the toll-free shark hotline, 1-800-sharksee.