Two People Injured After a Shark Attack off Long Island

Shark Fishing Tournament Held On Eastern Tip Of Long Island

MONTAUK, NY - JUNE 14: A shark is taken off a boat at the start of the 22nd Annual Star Island Yacht Club Shark Tournament on the eastern tip of Long Island June 14, 2008 in Montauk, New York. The contest which has one million in prizes also draws protesters from animal advocacy groups and environmentalists.
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Upon five shark incidents in the previous two weeks, surfers on New York's Long Island are on the watch for sharks.

A swimmer on Fire Beach was attacked on the foot, while the other when lying in midriff sea, an Arizona visitor was attacked on the hands and thighs, as a tourist was also injured on the right thigh.

Officials reported two individuals were hurt in suspected shark attacks off Long Island on Wednesday, none of which was life-threatening.

Frequent Shark Attacks on Long Island

According to Suffolk Sheriff's department, a 49-year-old Arizona man was attacked on the wrists and buttocks in midriff sea off Seaview Shore at 6 p.m.

A shark attacked a paddleboarder at Smith Bay, which, as Seaview, is on Fire Island, previously in the day, police claimed. While around 7:30 a.m., the victim was thrown off a surfboard. He had a 4-inch laceration to the thigh, according to Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, CBS News reported.

The guy hit the shark, which was described as a 4-foot-wide tiger shark, and a surge forced the individual back to land and far from the beast, according to Bellone. Rescuers sought for the shark; however, no observations had been reported, he stated at a press briefing. Eventually, the beachfront was reinstated.

The assault at Smith Point occurred 10 days after a shark attacked a patrol there. The worker was anticipated to report to work the coming weeks, according to Bellone.

According to NBC New York, the crew was portraying a casualty in a practice run when he was attacked in the shoulder. It's the first confirmed shark attack at Smith Point National Beach because it debuted in 1959. While Suffolk District claimed that the shark assaults off Long Island are extremely infrequent.

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Two Injured Beachgoers Due to Shark Attacks

In a separate interview, Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File which documents and examines incidents involving humans and shark that exactly 12 aggressive shark strikes have been verified in New York.

Increasing shark encounters off the shores of the United States, according to Paparo, are not by chance. He cited effective preservation measures that have resulted in an upsurge in shark abundance.

The greatest prevalent sharks in these locations that are engaging with folks these days are sandy tiger sharks, sandbar sharks, as well as dusky sharks. Long Island coast staff are now searching for sharks with advanced UAVS and Wakeskate checks to protect the people.

According to the California Department of Environmental Conservation, there were two nonfatal assaults off Fire Island in 2018, at least one of which included a sand tiger shark.

The Washington Post further covered that there were a lot of Atlantic menhaden in the region, which are shark food, and the injuries were not purposeful, according to the agency.