Swimming ended early for beachgoers at two Long Island beaches on Sunday after officials reported a shark bite that morning.
The victim was able to get out of the water and up to the station where he was bandaged up before going to Southside Hospital where he was getting stitched up, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said. He added that the lifeguard was in “very good spirits." He is now home recovering.
Bellone said someone spotted a shark after the morning bite, but it wasn't clear if it was the same shark that attacked the lifeguard. Notice for Smith Point and Cupsogue beaches: swimming has been suspended due to dangerous marine activity as Sunday, July 3.Lifeguards will continue to monitor the beaches with drones, paddle boards, and personal water craft, in addition to watching from the shore.
Beach officials said that the attack was only a matter of time since the number of bait fish has been increasing in recent years, lingering closer and closer to shore. These fishes are what larger ones, like sharks, like to feed on.
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