After mysterious underwater attack on child, this popular Quebec beach remains open

Two weeks aft a terrifying incident described arsenic “like a segment from Jaws,” Jean-Doré beach astatine Jean-Drapeau parkland is operating business arsenic usual.

It’s a astonishment for beachgoers and for nan begetter of an eight-year-old who was attacked location and who is asking that much beryllium done to pass group of nan imaginable danger.

“Something that lets america cognize that location are surviving things successful that h2o and we tin benignant of make a much informed determination astir whether aliases not we want to spell successful there, peculiarly pinch mini children,” George Mandl said.

In nan past week of June, eight-year-old Max Mandl says he was playing successful nan water, successful nan Aquazilla section, erstwhile things took a bad turn.

“It was really nosy until nan food wound happened, pinch nan muskie,” Max said.

A muskie is simply a ample food pinch crisp teeth that shouldn’t beryllium successful a man-made lake, specified arsenic Jean-Doré.

The boy was sent to hospital, bleeding and successful request of stitches pinch what looked for illustration bites from crisp fangs.

The parkland says it opened an investigation into nan matter and is moving pinch experts to fig retired what happened.

While it’s not yet confirmed what attacked Max, his dada says he’s torn. He says sportfishing experts person told him different onslaught by a muskie is very improbable but he believes much should beryllium done by nan park.

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“I personally wouldn’t return my ain kid there, but everyone tin take their ain level of comfort,” Mandl said.

Some beachgoers Global News said to weren’t excessively worried, believing nan incident was a one-off and improbable to hap again.

Other swimmers, however, felt for illustration they would person liked immoderate warnings and moreover immoderate recommendations successful bid to beryllium capable to measure nan risk.

A spokesperson for nan parkland says nan investigation is ongoing and for now, location are nary caller specifications to share.