Sharks at the beach? Officials reveal a sand tiger shark likely bit a woman in New York
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Taylor Swift made us imagine snow at the beach and we have seen some unique organisms pop up at the shores. But never in the wildest dreams would one imagine visiting the beach in the summer only to be bitten by a shark!
It seems people planning a trip to the beaches in New York might need to reconsider their itinerary as recently a 20-year-old woman was swimming in waist-deep water at a popular spot on the beach in Long Island, New York when she was bitten by what the officials believe was a young and tiger shark.
EMTs and lifeguards immediately rushed to the young woman's rescue at Jones Beach State Park, and she was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening "minor lacerations" to her left foot and leg, said the New York State Parks in a statement on Friday.
The woman reported the bite around 4:15 pm, sharing with the officials that she didn't see what bit her. Following this, swimming at the Jones Beach was immediately suspended, the statement said.
Officials made efforts to search for dangerous marine life using drones but did not find anything.
This incident, which has raised concerns among beachgoers and lifeguards comes before the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend and two summers after possible shark sightings and attacks scared the New York beachgoers.
'Park Police, lifeguards, and staff remain on high alert will continue to proactively patrol by drone, PWS, and surfboats throughout the season to help protect swimmers,' New York State Parks said.
Should beachgoers be concerned?
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Are sharks at the beach a real concern and should people planning beach trips be concerned? According to experts the risk of being attacked by sharks remains low.
Sharks don't seek out humans and most incidents are cases of mistaken identity-including juvenile sharks that are unable to distinguish between humans and their prey, told shark researchers to CNN.
In a statement, the biologists at the state's Department of Environmental Conservation cautiously concluded that the incident "most likely" involved a juvenile sand tiger shark.
The experts 'reviewed situational information provided by subjects at the scene, as well as photos of the injury, and were able to rule out several species,' it said. They emphasized that 'without direct observation of the animal that caused the bites a full expert consensus was not reached.'
Thus, while making plans to visit the beach it would be better to avoid the Jones Beach State Park for a while.
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