Swimming Prohibited After Multiple Shark Sightings At Long Island Beach

Swimming was temporarily suspended at a Long Island beach following the latest shark sighting off the shore, officials announced.

Sharks were spotted off the shore of Smiths Point Beach on Long Island
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Zak Failla

08/16/2021 2:30 p.m.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone cautioned that swimming is off-limits at Smiths Point Beach until further notice following reports of multiple shark sightings near the shore.

The sightings were reported at approximately 1:10 p.m. from the beach in Shirley.

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The new sightings come days after officials in Nassau County cautioned about shark sightings that forced lifeguards at multiple beaches due to repeated sightings near the shoreline.

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