<P> When they return to sea the following day , the shark starts ramming the boat . Quint is able to harpoon it several times . The shark leaps out of the water and onto the stern of the Orca , ripping a huge hole in the aft section and causing the boat to start sinking . Quint plunges another harpoon into the shark 's belly , but as it falls back into the water , his foot gets entangled in the rope , and he is dragged underwater to his death . Brody , now floating on a seat cushion , spots the shark swimming towards him and prepares for his death . However , just as the shark gets within a few feet of him , it succumbs to its many wounds , rolls over in the water and dies before it can kill Brody . The great fish sinks down out of sight , dragging Quint 's still entangled body behind it . The lone survivor of the ordeal , Brody paddles back to shore on his makeshift float . </P>
<P> When they return to sea the following day , the shark starts ramming the boat . Quint is able to harpoon it several times . The shark leaps out of the water and onto the stern of the Orca , ripping a huge hole in the aft section and causing the boat to start sinking . Quint plunges another harpoon into the shark 's belly , but as it falls back into the water , his foot gets entangled in the rope , and he is dragged underwater to his death . Brody , now floating on a seat cushion , spots the shark swimming towards him and prepares for his death . However , just as the shark gets within a few feet of him , it succumbs to its many wounds , rolls over in the water and dies before it can kill Brody . The great fish sinks down out of sight , dragging Quint 's still entangled body behind it . The lone survivor of the ordeal , Brody paddles back to shore on his makeshift float . </P>
how did the shark die in jaws the book
how did the shark die in jaws the book
it succumbs to its many wounds , rolls over in the water and dies
it succumbs to its many wounds , rolls over in the water and dies