In 1955, a young boy named George Lawson was swimming in Lake Michigan near Chicago when he was reportedly attacked by a shark. Yeah, a shark in the Great Lakes. Lawson was rescued by John Adler. He hauled the boy out of the water into a boat, and saw he was missing most of his right leg.
“I just couldn’t believe it, but I had to believe what I saw,” said Adler.
But could a shark really make it to the Great Lakes and survive? Or is this legendary attack just a bunch of bull shark?
This episode comes from Curious City, a podcast from WBEZ Chicago. Listen wherever you find podcasts.
Credits for Curious City:
Reporter: Jesse Dukes
Special Thanks: Jason Marck, Susie An, Brendan Banaszak
Music: Blue Dot Sessions
