It turns out there was a recorded shark attack on a Chicago beach in 1955 in lake Michigan. The Mysterious Shark Attack in Lake Michigan Mysterious Universe ^ | June 23, 2018 | Brent Swancer Posted on 01/15/2020 10:09:20 AM PST by SunkenCiv. It has a listing for a shark attack in Lake Michigan in 1955. The attack was unprovoked and by surprise. or when they are babies people keep them and when they get to big they through them in the lake. Now, there is another interesting story that should be added. Another point against bull sharks making it to Lake Michigan is the extreme difficulty. I go swimming a lot here, and I was just wondering, have any bull sharks ever made it this far? [4] Until very recently, researchers thought the sharks in Lake Nicaragua were a separate species because there was no way for the sharks to move in or out. There are no sharks in Lake Michigan. Well I was bored at work the other day and typed in some rivers and eventually some great lakes. "I can't recall the last time there was a shark attack in Lake Pontchartrain," Carlson told Live Science. A woman visiting Milwaukee for the holiday weekend believes she spotted a shark in Lake Michigan. Waukegan, IL | The capture of a 3,000-pound great white shark in Lake Michigan yesterday could explain the disappearance of hundreds of missing people in the region in the last decade, has confirmed the U.S. Coast Guard this morning. The Global Shark Attack File, a listing of every documented shark attack in recent history, compiled by the non-profit Shark Research Institute, lists a shark attack in Lake Michigan in 1955. there are sayings that bull sharks live in Lake Michigan. He was taking pictures of the sunrise at Fort Sheridan Beach July 11 when he snapped the photos. Getting to the Bottom of Lake Michigan's Legendary 'Shark Attack' Jesse Dukes. The species: bull shark. Was this shark attack of 1955 real or just a hoax and piece of “fake news”? In 1955 the fear that would have arisen, and negatively impacted tourism and fishing on Lake Michigan, as a result of a widespread report of a shark attack would have been staggering. so i wold say yes It’s the kind of “fact” that makes you blink and wonder if you read it correctly. I live in the Lakehead of Lake Superior: Thunder Bay, and I have been reading stories of bull sharks living in fresh water lakes. http://wbez.is/1JWzHkB At this point no one really knows. John O'Keefe, a Canadian tourist, captured the 3,000-pound beast Waukegan, IL | The capture of a 3,000-pound great white shark in Lake Michigan yesterday could explain the disappearance of hundreds of missing people in the region in the last decade, has confirmed the U.S. Coast Guard this morning. This attack supposedly happened at one of the beaches near Chicago. Photographer Michal Furmanek spotted what he thinks could be a shark in Lake Michigan. According to the 1975 book Man Eating Sharks! This is without even considering the economic considerations in that area, as the … yes. Lake Michigan is over 2000 navigational miles from the bull sharks native habit. Bull sharks can live in freshwater. The name of the victim: George Lawson. I live in the Lakehead of Lake Superior: Thunder Bay, and I have been reading stories of bull sharks living in fresh water lakes. Shark Attack File, a listing of every documented shark attack in recent history, compiled by the non-profit Shark Research Institute, lists a shark attack in Lake Michigan in 1955. And yes, I know Lake Michigan is too cold to SUSTAIN bull sharks and Niagara Falls issue. Lawson was bitten on the right leg. The details are thin. The bite was unprovoked and non-fatal. Most sharks require salt water and most freshwater sharks don’t live anywhere near the Great Lakes. ... or not one young George Lawson was actually attacked by a shark, in Lake Michigan in 1955? Skip to comments. Take a recent worldnewsdailyreport.com report of a Canadian tourist and a Chicago angler catching - and then shooting - a 3,000-pound Great White shark in the waters of Lake Michigan. So I started researching the internet. Fisherman Captures 3,000-Pound Great White Shark in Great Lakes? Apparently there is a bunch of them in a Washington lake right now and I read that there was an attack in Lake Michigan in 1955! You can search beaches and see facts every recorded shark attack that has happened there. The incident log does not mention any other attacks from Lake Michigan, so it appears the incident was an aberration. However, there's the canal connecting the Mississippi river issue. Lawson was bitten on the right leg. According to the Global Shark Attack File, in 1955 George Lawson had his right leg bitten off by a bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) while swimming in Lake Michigan near Chicago. And don't say sharks live in saltwater because the bull shark has been spotted up in Saint Louis, MO and in freshwater (and confirmed as true). The species: bull shark. The Lake Michigan encounter occurred off the coast of Chicago, Illinois in 1955. According to the Global Shark Attack File, in 1955 George Lawson had his right leg bitten off by a bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) while swimming in Lake Michigan near Chicago.