Davis Park Beach, Smith Point County Park and Ocean Beach on Fire Island all have something in common: recent shark attacks. There have been at least three incidents in the last eight days. alecia__reid spoke with the latest victim.
CBS2's Elijah Westbrook caught up with people as they waited for the 9 a.m. ferry bound for Fire Island. With another pleasant weekend ahead, beachgoers like Nick Fortugno are headed to the island in hopes of a good time.He said he's being cautious after multiple shark sightings and attacks this month. At least three reported incidents have occurred since the start of July.
"I hit the shark three times, I went boom boom boom. I guess in the third one, it spun back and it's tail hit me in the chest," Zachari GalloAfter hearing stories like that, beachgoers say they understand why the precautions are being put in place and know safety is number one.
Officials say shark sighting are increasing due to warmer waters, which have sent them north earlier than usual. Your chances of being attacked and killed by a shark in the United States is one in 3.7 million, according to National Geographic.
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