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Surfer Attacked By Shark At NY Beach Surfer Attacked By Shark At NY Beach
Surfer Attacked By Shark At NY Beach Another Long Island beach is closed to swimming after a surfer was bitten by a shark.  The incident took place at Smith Point County Beach Park in Shirley, around 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 13, said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. The surfer was taken to Long Island Community Hospital in Patchogue for treatment of injuries, Bellone said. The third attack comes after a shark bit a Smith Point County Park lifeguard, on Sunday, July 3 and another lifeguard was attacked in the village of Ocean Beach on Thursday, July 7. "This is the new normal with tiger sharks swimming closer t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two NY Beaches Closed After Lifeguard Bitten By Shark Two NY Beaches Closed After Lifeguard Bitten By Shark
Two NY Beaches Closed After Lifeguard Bitten By Shark Two beaches in New York temporarily closed after a lifeguard was bitten by a shark. The incident on Long Island Sunday, July 3, affected Smith Point and Cupsogue beaches in Suffolk County. The lifeguard, identified as Zack Gallo, is recovering after he was bitten in the chest and the hand during a training exercise at Smith Point Beach, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said in an afternoon news briefing. "Notice for Smith Point and Cupsogue beaches: swimming has been suspended due to dangerous marine activity as of Sunday, July 3," according to a tweet by the Suffolk County Parks Dep…

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by Joe Lombardi