"Shark Attack Leaves NYC Beachgoer Permanently Disabled, Prompting Surge of Surgeries and Rehabilitation"

A photographer captured footage of sandtiger sharks patrolling less than 200 yards from the shore of Rockaway Beach in New York, where a woman was recently bitten. While great whites occasionally visit NYC waters, experts warn that sand tigers, especially the young ones, should not be taken lightly. The juvenile sand tigers are abundant in the nurseries off the south coast of Long Island and are likely responsible for bites on humans in the surf zone. The photographer also encountered dogfish sharks, which are small but mighty predators. The woman who was bitten in August is now permanently disabled, and the exact species of shark responsible for the attack remains uncertain.