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Swimmer bitten on the foot at New York City beach in a suspected shark attack
Officials said the swimmer had minor right-foot cuts and was taken to a hospital after lifeguards halted swimming for about an hour.
- On Friday, a swimmer suffered a foot injury in a suspected shark attack at Jones Beach State Park Field 6, marking the first reported encounter there this summer.
- The incident followed multiple shark sightings on Thursday, when authorities closed Rockaway Beach in Queens and Point Lookout after spotting bull sharks and an 8-foot shark near the shore.
- Lifeguard Kate Maio treated the victim for a single, deep gash across the toes, while the man described the attack as feeling like "a jaw-biting motion that went clean through," Maio said.
- Officials immediately suspended swimming and deployed the Hempstead Shark Patrol to search the waters using drones; after an hour, swimming was reauthorized but restricted to wading up to swimmers' waists.
- While shark bites remain rare, Gavin Naylor, director of the Florida Museum of Natural History's shark research program, noted that sightings have increased as authorities utilize drones to monitor local waters.
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Swimmer bitten on the foot at New York City beach in a suspected shark attack
A swimmer was bitten on the foot in a suspected shark attack at a New York City beach. Authorities temporarily closed Jones Beach Friday.
·New York, United States
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Shark bites swimmer at New York beach
JONES BEACH, N.Y. (PIX11) - A popular Long Island beach was temporarily shut down after a swimmer was bitten by a shark on Friday, according to officials from the New York State Office of Parks. The swimmer of unknown age was bitten on the right foot around 12 p.m. ET at Field 6 of Jones [...]
·Charleston, United States
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