A surge in shark sightings and a swimmer's shark bite have beachgoers on the East Coast on high alert.
A small sand tiger shark is likely what bit a man who sustained non-life-threatening lacerations to his foot while swimming at Jones Beach State Park Field 6 on Long Island over the Fourth of July weekend, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation determined.
The beach was temporarily closed while state officials searched for more sharks, but they reopened it to restricted swimming after an hour.
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Days before, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks) alerted beachgoers to expect intermittent beach closures at Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York City's largest beach, due to multiple shark sightings.
A small sand tiger shark is likely what bit a man who sustained non-life-threatening lacerations to his foot while swimming at Jones Beach State Park Field 6 on Long Island over the Fourth of July weekend, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation determined.
The beach was temporarily closed while state officials searched for more sharks, but they reopened it to restricted swimming after an hour.
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Days before, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation (NYC Parks) alerted beachgoers to expect intermittent beach closures at Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York City's largest beach, due to multiple shark sightings.
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