People are noticed at Field 3 at Robert Moses State Park in West Islip, N.Y., Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
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People are noticed at Field 3 at Robert Moses State Park in West Islip, N.Y., Tuesday, July 4, 2023.
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NEW YORK — Two swimmers had been it seems that attacked by way of sharks off the shores of Long Island on Tuesday, an afternoon after two others reported being attacked whilst taking part in the water at in style New York seashores.
At least one beach not on time opening to vacation revelers Tuesday, after officers stated drones noticed some 50 sand sharks that morning close to a well-liked beach park. When the beach reopened, swimmers had been recommended to stick with regards to shore.
“We want to make sure swimmers are safe,” Long Island State Parks Regional Director George Gorman advised Newsday.
The beach used to be closed yet again after a imaginable shark sighting, however officers decided it used to be a dolphin.
After a spate of attacks final 12 months, state parks officers have larger patrols and deployed extra drones to scout the waters for imaginable risk.
“We did have a season last year where we had six swimmers bitten from sharks, so this has turned into a bit of a concern,” Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison advised WABC.
Tuesday’s incidents came about about 60 miles (95 kilometers) aside, together with one off Fire Island Pines — now not some distance from any other assault the day ahead of when a 15-year-old reported being bitten on certainly one of his ft by way of a shark whilst browsing.
Earlier Monday, any other 15-year-old woman used to be handled for an obvious shark chunk to a leg.
“She didn’t see what bit her, the lifeguards didn’t know what bit her, the drone operator checked the area, we didn’t see,” Gorman stated. “So we can’t definitively say what bit her.”
Tuesday’s shark encounters each took place simply ahead of 2 p.m.
A 47-year-old guy used to be in chest-deep water off Quogue Village Beach within the Hamptons when he felt an obvious chunk to his proper knee, Quogue police stated. He advised government that he didn’t see a shark.
As a precaution, Quogue police recommended swimmers to stick out of the water till officers may assess the hazards.
Soon after, miles (kilometers) away, a 49-year-old guy reported having a hand bitten whilst swimming close to Fire Island Pines Beach.
Despite the attacks, vacation revelers remained at the beach.
“That’s nature and maybe we are taking over their domain and they don’t like it,” 90-year-old Diana Fratello advised WCBS.