Drones to fly rest of summer over NYC beaches after serious shark bite, first in decades

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Drones to fly rest of summer over NYC beaches after serious shark bite, first in decades
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The NYPD will be using drones at all city beaches from now until Labor Day.

After the encounter, Koltunyuk's family said in a statement that she is grateful to be alive and"we are deeply moved by the outpouring of support we have received, but for now we ask above all for everyone respect our privacy as we focus all of our energies on helping her to recover."

Most reported bites in New York waters involve smaller sharks mistaking a person’s ankle or lower leg for a fish, leaving behind minor grazing marks or puncture wounds. In recent years, New York has seen an uptick in those types of shark encounters, though none of the resulting injuries were considered serious.Christopher Paparo, the manager of Stony Brook University’s Marine Sciences Center, agreed the wound was “unlike anything we’ve been seeing.

In the past two summers, at least 13 swimmers reported being bitten off the coast of Long Island, surpassing the total of reported bites throughout New York history prior to 2022. None of the recent injuries were considered serious, however.

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