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Seal Bitten By Shark Rescued In NJ Beach Town: Officials Seal Bitten By Shark Rescued In NJ Beach Town: Officials
Seal Bitten By Shark Rescued In NJ Beach Town: Officials A one-year-old seal is recovering after he was bitten by a shark on Christmas Day in Surf City on Long Beach Island. When Marine Mammal Stranding Center, based in Brigantine, arrived on the scene, they said they found the yearling suffering from a large laceration on his left hip and wounds on his abdomen and around his tail. The seal was transported to the center for medical treatment and staff administered fluids and flushed out his wounds, MMSC said. He is currently on oral and topical medications to prevent infection and is resting in intensive care, MMSC said. 

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by Sam Barron
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Shark Bites PA Teen Surfing In NJ Shark Bites PA Teen Surfing In NJ
Shark Bites PA Teen Surfing In NJ A 15-year-old girl from Pennsylvania was bitten by a shark while surfing off the Jersey Shore, authorities said. The shark bite occurred off Stone Harbor's 109th Street Beach, around 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, Stone Harbor officials said. The injured surfer sustained several cuts to her left foot and calf, officials said. She received immediate onsite medical treatment from Stone Harbor Fire/Rescue. The girl was taken to Cape Regional Medical Center for further evaluation and care, where she received six stitches, officials said.  Stone Harbor Fire-RescueFacebook The Stone Harbor Polic…

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by Jon Craig
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PA Woman Killed In Bahamas Shark Attack ID'd PA Woman Killed In Bahamas Shark Attack ID'd
PA Woman Killed In Bahamas Shark Attack ID'd The Pennsylvania woman killed in a shark attack while vacationing in the Bahamas has been identified by her employer. Caroline DiPlacido, 58, a faculty member at Gannon University, was snorkeling with her family when a bull shark bit her in the waters near Green Cay just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, according to police and multiple news outlets citing university officials. DiPlacido had been a passenger on a cruise ship that stopped on the island and booked a boat tour with a local company for the day, she said, Royal Bahamas Police Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings …

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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Pennsylvania Woman Killed In Shark Attack While Vacationing In Bahamas Pennsylvania Woman Killed In Shark Attack While Vacationing In Bahamas
Pennsylvania Woman Killed In Shark Attack While Vacationing In Bahamas A Pennsylvania resident was killed in a shark attack while vacationing in The Bahamas, authorities said. The 58-year-old woman was snorkeling with her family when a bull shark bit her in the waters near Green Cay just before 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said during a press conference. The unidentified victim was a passenger on a cruise ship that stopped on the island and booked a boat tour with a local company for the day, she said. "That area is known for visitors to snorkel," the chief said. When the woman's family members noticed she was be…

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by Nicole Acosta
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WATCH: Harrowing Video Shows Shark Attacking Dolphin At Popular Jersey Shore Beach WATCH: Harrowing Video Shows Shark Attacking Dolphin At Popular Jersey Shore Beach
Watch: Harrowing Video Shows Shark Attacking Dolphin At Popular Jersey Shore Beach Video footage of a shark attacking a dolphin off the shore in Ocean County is going viral. The clip was posted on YouTube by Sean Donohue, who said he witnessed the encounter near 106th Street Beach in Long Beach Township. There were unconfirmed reports that the dolphin was injured by a boat propeller and the blood in the water caused the sharks to attack. Long Beach Township Police Captain Kevin Mahon confirmed with TAPinto that this encounter did take place and that more than one shark was spotted Thursday morning.  Mahon was not immediately available for comment on Friday. Accor…

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by Jon Craig
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Two Children Bitten In Rare Shark Attacks Off Fire Island Two Children Bitten In Rare Shark Attacks Off Fire Island
Two Children Bitten In Rare Shark Attacks Off Fire Island A 12-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy are recovering after officials say they were bitten by a shark off Fire Island.The girl was bitten around noon on Wednesday at Sailor Haven Beach and the boy was bitten in the waters at Atlantique Beach around the same time. Both beaches were closed for the rest of the day after the incidents. Both were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. The two each were bitten on their legs. They were the first confirmed shark attacks in that part of the South Shore of Long Island since 1948. Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent environmental conservation officers t…

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by Joe Lombardi