CNN, NEWS 12 LONG ISLANDBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Nic F. Anderson and Celina Tebor, CNN(CNN) — Shark patrols are ramping up off Long Island beaches after five people were bitten in two days by marine animals that are likely sharks, authorities say. Though no sharks were seen by the girl or anyone nearby at the time of the incident, the bite was most likely from a shark, Gorman said. Also Tuesday, a 15-year-old boy was bitten on his foot by a shark while surfing off Fire Island’s Kismet Beach, Suffolk police said. Three more people were bitten on Tuesday, including a 47-year-old man swimming in chest-deep water off of Long Island’s Quogue Village Beach, local police said. New York’s Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has also increased up its water surveillance over the past year, Gorman said.

Source: CNN July 06, 2023 10:48 UTC