Authorities at Suffolk County beaches are keeping close watch on the water after more shark sightings Tuesday morning. McLoganTV reports.
At Kismet Fire Island National Seashore, a bite was reported Monday. The Suffolk County Marine Bureau responded to a 15-year-old male surfer off Fire Island who was bitten on the heel and toes. He was precautionarily taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, treated and released. It happened while lifeguards were off duty.
Earlier in the day, a 15-year-old girl felt something bite her lower left leg. No one saw a shark, but swimmers were ordered out of the water for a time. She was treated for minor wounds at the scene."This morning, prior to lifeguards going on duty and our authorizing swimming, we had a complete drone patrol. And right here in front of Field 3, we saw a school of sharks. There were approximately 50 sand sharks there. We reacted to that, we did not authorize swimming.
The sharks are following bait and bunker fish into shallow waters, and experts say their nibbles at humans are accidental, thinking we are fish.
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