At least one beach delayed opening to holiday revelers Tuesday, after officials said drones spotted some 50 sand sharks that morning near a popular beach park.
People lounge on the beach at Robert Moses State Park, Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Babylon, N.Y. Shark sightings have become more common along Long Islands shores this summer and not just the mostly harmless, abundant dogfish. Since June, there have been at least five verified incidents where sharks bit swimmers and surfers.
“We want to make sure swimmers are safe,” Long Island State Parks Regional Director George Gorman told Newsday. After a spate of attacks last year, state parks officials have increased patrols and deployed more drones to scout the waters for possible danger. Tuesday's incidents happened about 60 miles apart, including one off Fire Island Pines — not far from another attack the day before when a 15-year-old reported being bitten on one of his feet by a shark while surfing.“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 said."So we can't definitively say what bit her.
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