Frank Mundus, the legendary shark fisherman that inspired Peter Benchley to write Jaws, died because of a heart attack at The Queens Medical Center in Honolulu.
Frank Mundus was a popular shark hunter and conservator. He caught several sharks throughout his career, some of them reaching up to 5,000 pounds. The shark he caught that inspired Jaws was a 4,500 pound great white shark that he snagged with a harpoon in 1964. He's also caught a 17 foot long, 3,247 pound great white with a rod and reel.
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