Authorities say a woman was critically injured when a shark bit her on the leg while she was swimming at a New York City beach. The city parks department says the 50-year-old woman was swimming off Rockaway Beach just before 6 p.m. Monday when she was bit.
, with only 57 unprovoked bites last year, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File.at New York City and Long Island beaches due to factors including improved water quality and thriving populations of the bunker fish that sharks feed on.
Monday’s shark bite at Rockaway Beach was the first reported in recent memory, the parks department said. There have been at least five instances of sharks biting swimmers and surfers at Long Island beaches this summer. There have been no fatalities. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.
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