July 11, 2008 Real life "Jaws" scare on Martha's Vineyard Play video

(Kristen Caira, NECN: Falmouth, MA) - A real Great White Shark scare in the place where "Jaws" was filmed. However it appears that at least one of the alleged shark sightings on Marthas Vineyard was a hoax.

There were two sightings at two different beaches Thursday. One at State Beach where parts of "Jaws" was filmed, and one at South Beach. Edgartown police say the sighting at State beach was a hoax, but the threat at South Beach was the real deal.

Lifeguards spotted the shark while they were doing drills in the water, and phoned in a biplane to get a better look. The pilot says that he did in fact spot the shark, a Great White about 22 feet long!