New York City officials have closed Rockaway Beach to swimming and surfing after a woman was bitten by a shark on Monday evening.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.City officials closed Rockaway Beach to swimming and surfing on Tuesday after a shark bit a woman on her left thigh on Monday evening, according to a parks department spokesperson.
The woman, 65, was standing in the waters near Beach 59th Street just before 6 p.m. Monday “when she felt a sharp pain to her lower left leg causing her to fall backwards into the water,” a NYPD spokesperson said. Police said lifeguards on the beach applied a tourniquet to the woman’s leg after she was bitten. She was taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition and remained there in “stable but serious condition” Tuesday, according to the NYPD spokesperson.
Gregg McQueen, a parks department spokesperson, said the waters off Rockaway Beach would remain closed throughout the day on Tuesday. “We hope for a full recovery for this swimmer,” said McQueen. “Though this was a frightening event, we want to remind New Yorkers that shark attacks in Rockaway are extremely rare. We remain vigilant in monitoring the beach and always clear the water when a shark is spotted.”
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