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'Nightmarish' Shark Attack At Coastal NY Beach: Support Swells For Victim 'Nightmarish' Shark Attack At Coastal NY Beach: Support Swells For Victim
'Nightmarish' Shark Attack At Coastal NY 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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Possible Shark Sighting Means No Swimming At Jones Beach Possible Shark Sighting Means No Swimming At Jones Beach
Possible Shark Sighting Means No Swimming At Jones Beach Swimming has been prohibited near Long Island's Jones Beach State Park after a possible shark sighting. The sighting was reported at around 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, a New York State Parks spokesperson said. As a result, beachgoers are being kept out of the water near the Central Mall, as well as near the East Bathhouse and West Bathhouse. “We continue to prohibit swimming as a safety measure,” the spokesperson said. Tuesday’s sighting came one day after a 65-year-old woman was bitten in the leg by a shark at Rockaway Beach in Queens. She was taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical c…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Charged For String Of Larcenies Targeting Elderly Women In Rockaway Beach Man Charged For String Of Larcenies Targeting Elderly Women In Rockaway Beach
Man Charged For String Of Larcenies Targeting Elderly Women In Rockaway Beach A 57-year-old man is facing more than two dozen counts of grand larceny charges following a string of incidents targeting elderly women shopping at stores, Nassau County Police said. The incidents occurred over the last six months. The suspect was apprehended on Friday, Aug. 9 in Rockaway Beach. The victims' purses/credit cards were taken from their shopping carts while they were distracted looking at store products, police said. The suspect would then leave the store and immediately make as many purchases as possible before the credit cards were canceled. The time and locations are t…

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by Joe Lombardi