Several shark encounters and sightings were reported this week, from the East Coast to the Gulf Coast.
Five incidents that involved sharks or suspected sharks occurred Monday and Tuesday off New York, officials said. All victims survived.
Also Monday, a 15-year-old girl sustained puncture wounds from an unknown source in the water off Robert Moses State Park in Babylon, New York, the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation said in a statement. About 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, a 47-year-old man wading in the waters off Quogue, a village on Long Island, was bitten on his right knee and had lacerations, police said in a statement.
Minutes after that attack, a man swimming off the Fire Island Pines hamlet on Fire Island was bitten on his right hand by a shark, Suffolk County police said.A few hours later, at Sailors Haven beach on Fire Island, a woman believed to be about 50 was bitten, according to Nick Clemons of Fire Island National Seashore.
To help reduce the chance of a shark encounter, experts say to avoid wearing bright clothing or shiny jewelry. If a shark is seen, “stay calm and maintain your position in as quiet a manner as possible,” according to the Florida Museum, the home of theBut if they do move closer, flee, and if that doesn’t work, fight, experts say. The museum says to hit a shark on the tip of its nose if necessary.
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