Long Island beach temporarily closes after ‘shark-related incident’

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Additional information was not immediately available regarding the morning incident at Smith Point Beach.

suffer a “possible shark bite,”The Town of Hempstead also formed a “Shark Patrol” after a fisherman spotted a 10-foot Mako shark on Memorial Day weekend about 11 miles west of Jones Beach.The Town of Hempstead also formed a “Shark Patrol” after a fisherman spotted a 10-foot Mako shark on Memorial Day weekend about 11 miles west of Jones Beach.

Shark attacks on Long Island “are extremely rare,” county officials said, but they have increased in frequency of late.Share this article:

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