Dozens of new shark-monitoring drones will be sent to New York beach towns amid an uptick in incidents, Gov. About half the funds will support Long Island beaches, and the other half will be shared by New York City and Westchester County area beaches. PHOTO:A Park Ranger holds one of the new drones on May 16, 2023, which will patrol for sharks this summer at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, New York. (Newsday via Getty Images, FILE)MORE: How to stay safe from shark attacks this summerNew York state agencies have increased surveillance in response to this week's attacks, Hochul said Friday. Shark-monitoring drones to hit New York beaches amid uptick of sightings originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News July 07, 2023 22:09 UTC