A 50-year-old woman was hospitalized after she was bitten on the leg by a shark at Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York. Officials said shark attacks in the area are 'extremely rare.' A woman was injured in a possible shark attack Monday night on Rockaway Beach in New York City. Police were seen Monday night flying drones over the beach where the woman was bitten on the leg. The area was also searched by helicopter, but no sharks were found.
Police were seen
Monday night flying drones over the beach where the woman was bitten on the leg. The area was also searched by helicopter, but no sharks were found. Following the tragic event, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation said shark bites in the area remain rare, adding that this is the first known incident at Rockaway Beach in recent memory.
Police were seen flying drones over Rockaway Beach, where the woman was bitten on the leg, in hopes of locating a shark off the coast."We hope for a full recovery for this swimmer," the department said in a statement to the New York Post."Though this was a frightening event, we want to remind New Yorkers that shark bites 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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