WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — In honor of Shark Week, this week’s edition of Throwback Thursday takes a look back at three times sharks made headlines along the Cape Fear coast.
The segment revisits reports from the WWAY archives spanning more than a decade, highlighting how shark sightings affected local beaches and communities.
The first story comes from August 1983, when sharks spotted off Wrightsville Beach caused some beachgoers to stay on shore…