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'Nightmarish' Shark Attack At Rockaway Beach: Support Swells For Victim 'Nightmarish' Shark Attack At Rockaway Beach: Support Swells For Victim
'Nightmarish' Shark Attack At Rockaway Beach: Support Swells For Victim The victim of a shark attack along the New York coast has undergone five surgeries in just over a week, with no end in sight, according to her family. “She…was eagerly anticipating her retirement, when she could — for the first time in her life — take a break.” Tatyana Koltunyuk was bitten by a shark on the left leg on Monday, Aug. 7 while swimming at Rockaway Beach in Queens, setting her forth on a life path her family could not anticipate. The 65-year-old woman was close to retirement, meant to be a promise of rest after a “grueling” life, as her daughter describes in a GoFundMe set up…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Aide Accused Of Harming Physically Disabled Man In East Garden City Aide Accused Of Harming Physically Disabled Man In East Garden City
Aide Accused Of Harming Physically Disabled Man In East Garden City Nearly a month after a witness saw the Long Island incident, a man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a physically disabled person he was meant to be helping, authorities said. Paul D. Shorter, aged 32, was arrested on Saturday, June 3 for the alleged event, which occurred in May in an East Garden City parking lot, according to Nassau County police. On Wednesday, May 10, at approximately 2:15 p.m., a witness reported to authorities that they observed Shorter, a medical aide, being aggressive while trying to get a patient into a transportation van in a parking lot on Stewart Avenue…

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by Sophie Grieser