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More Than 500 Stung By Jellyfish On 2 Nearby NY Beaches More Than 500 Stung By Jellyfish On 2 Nearby NY Beaches
More Than 500 Stung By Jellyfish On 2 Nearby NY Beaches More than 500 people were stung by jellyfish over the holiday weekend when thousands of the sea animals athered along the shore break at Long Island beaches. The majority of those stung were in Suffolk County at Robert Moses Beach Park in Babylon where thousands were spotted along the shoreline on Sunday, Sept. 4, according to George Gorman, of New York State Parks Department. As of Tuesday, Sept. 6, there were 300 reported stings at Robert Moses alone, Gorman said. Another 200 people were reported stung in Nassau County at Jones Beach, he added. By Monday, the slimy stingers had moved ab…

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by Kathy Reakes