Two swimmers were apparently attacked by sharks off the shores of Long Island on Tuesday, a day after two others reported being attacked while enjoying the water at popular New York beaches.
After a spate of attacks last year, state parks officials have increased patrols and deployed more drones to scout the waters for possible danger.
"We did have a season last year where we had six swimmers bitten from sharks, so this has turned into a bit of a concern," Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison told WABC. Tuesday's incidents happened about 60 miles apart, including one off Fire Island Pines - not far from another attack the day before when a 15-year-old reported being bitten on one of his feet by a shark while surfing."She didn't see what bit her, the lifeguards didn't know what bit her, the drone operator checked the area, we didn't see," Gorman said."So we can't definitively say what bit her.
As a precaution, Quogue police advised swimmers to stay out of the water until officials could assess the risks. Soon after, miles away, a 49-year-old man reported having a hand bitten while swimming near Fire Island Pines Beach."That's nature and maybe we are taking over their domain and they don't like it," 90-year-old Diana Fratello told CBS New York.
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