A group of children fishing Monday afternoon at Newport Pier caught a 6- to 7-foot hammerhead shark, according to Sunny Isles Beach police.

Police said the children brought the shark to shore and released it, but it became stranded in the shallow surf.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of "Jaws," the 1975 Steven Spielberg blockbuster about a ravenous great white shark. The film packed theaters and instilled a deep, lasting fear of sharks. While ...