- A Long Island, New York beach experienced a temporary closure on the Fourth of July due to the sighting of 50 sharks in the vicinity.
- Following over an hour of monitoring and assessment, officials deemed the area safe and reopened the beach.
- This shark sighting occurred just a day after a 15-year-old boy was bitten while surfing at Fire Island.
A beach in Long Island, New York was temporarily closed for over an hour today after the sighting of 50 sharks swimming near the coast.
The sharks were discovered by a drone patrol operating around 200 yards off Robert Moses Beach, as reported by The New York Post.
“Clearly, we couldn’t allow swimming at 8 o’clock when the lifeguards arrived for duty,” shared George Gorman, the Regional Director for Long Island Parks, with The Post.
The sharks identified were sand tiger sharks, a relatively common occurrence around Long Island. Although it is not uncommon for these sharks to swim in groups, they are typically seen alone.
The closure remained in effect for approximately an hour and a half before the authorities deemed the area safe for beachgoers around 9.30 a.m., according to Gorman.
On the same day, there were two additional incidents possibly involving shark attacks off the coast of Long Island, as reported by ABC7 New York.
Two men in their 40s sustained injuries in separate incidents at Quogue Village Beach and Fire Island Pines. The first man was bitten on his right knee, while the second man was bitten on his hand.
These incidents occurred just one day after a 15-year-old boy was bitten on his toes and left heel while surfing near Fire Island, as reported by CNN.
The boy managed to swim to shore, where another beachgoer provided assistance until Suffolk County Marine Bureau Officers arrived. He was taken to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, Long Island, and his injuries were not life-threatening.
This shark attack on the 15-year-old is the first reported by Suffolk County authorities this summer, according to CNN.
However, the odds of being attacked or killed by a shark are extremely low at 1 in 3.7 million, as disclosed by USA Today.
Gorman has not yet responded to a comment request made by Insider outside of regular business hours.
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