Police on Long Island responded to two reports of apparent shark bites on the Fourth of July, a day after two similar incidents were reported, authorities say.
Sharks spotted in Long Island led to the closure of several beaches in New York City, in July 22, 2022.Police responded to two reports of possible shark bites in separate locations around the same time on the Fourth of July off the South Shore of Long Island, New York, a day after two similar incidents were reported, authorities said.
In that incident, a 47-year-old man was swimming in chest-deep water when he was bitten on his right knee. Although a shark was not physically observed, the bite was from a larger marine animal, police said. The man suffered severe lacerations and was taken by ambulance to Peconic Bay Medical Center to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
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