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Cape Cod Remembers Arthur Medici 4 Years After Fatal Shark Attack
Medici died after he was bitten by a white shark in the waters off a beach in Wellfleet. A scholarship keeps his memory alive.
WELLFLEET, MA — Arthur Medici was described as a young man who found immense joy in his life, particularly in the outdoors. He loved sports, as well as activities like hiking and biking, anything that found him outside.
In 2018, the Revere-native Medici was also studying engineering and engaged to be married. Four years later, Cape Cod residents and others across Massachusetts are remembering Medici, a man whose life was cut too short.
Medici was boogie boarding in the waters off Newcomb Hollow Beach in 2018 when he was attacked by a white shark. He eventually died from his injuries, marking the state's first death by shark since 1936, according to an earlier Patch report.
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His friend, William Lytton, who was also in the water at the time, and suffered injuries, said he felt like he "barely escaped death".
On Thursday, the twitter account MA Sharks, which is run by John Chisholm and referenced often by the community of journalists who cover shark sightings on the Cape, marked the anniversary.
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"Please take a moment to remember him and his family today. Also keep in mind this is peak white shark season," he said.
The Wellfleet Police Department also sent a message to the Medici family:
"Please take a moment today and remember a young man, full of promise, who left us four years ago today, too soon, and too cruelly. To the family and loved ones of Arthur Medici, we have not forgotten. May he rest in peace, and may you be comforted knowing that our community holds you all very close at heart today."
A scholarship was set up for Medici after his death, organized by a group of Cape Cod surfers in partnership with the Cape Cod Ocean Community, according to the scholarship's website. The scholarship is "awarded annually to deserving students at Nauset Regional High School who display the same academic achievement and community service that Arthur exemplified during his lifetime."
For more on Medici's story, click here. To donate to the scholarship fund, click here.
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