Foot bite at Jones Beach triggers shark-safety response
TL;DR
A swimmer at Jones Beach State Park in New York was bitten on the foot in a suspected shark attack, with lifeguards responding and the victim taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The beach was briefly closed during an hour-long shark search before swimming was allowed again with restrictions to waist-deep water. Officials reported other shark sightings nearby at Rockaway Beach and Point Lookout on Long Island amid record heat; drones are increasingly used to monitor sharks. Shark bites are rare, with about 60–80 unprovoked bites worldwide each year.
- Swimmer bitten on the foot at New York City beach in a suspected shark attack CNN
- Swimmer bitten by shark at Jones Beach on Long Island FOX 5 New York
- Shark bites swimmer at Long Island beach: NYS Parks PIX11
- Reports: Beachgoer bitten by shark at Jones Beach on Long Island FOX Weather
- Sources Person Bit By Shark At Jones Beach News12 | Long Island
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