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Shark Sighting Keeps Swimmers Out Of Water At Several Long Island Beaches
A shark sighting kept swimmers out of the water at three New York beaches. The sighting was reported on Long Island at Nickerson Beach in Nassau County. As a precaution, the town of Hempstead also closed Lido Beach and Malibu Beach for swimmers for a brief period early Saturday afternoon, Aug. 3. Officials said the shark was spotted about 75 feet from the shore. Swimming resumed at the three beaches a short time after the sighting. The Town of Hempstead issued a statement stating, "Our highly skilled lifeguards are on alert and will continue to monitor the waters c…
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New Shark Sighting Leads To Long Island Beach Closures
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water… The latest shark sighting off a Long Island shore forced the closure of several area beaches to swimmers this week. A shark was spotted by lifeguards approximately 40 yards off the shore of Nickerson Beach in Nassau County at approximately 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, prompting officials to red-flag some beaches as a precaution. Town of Hempstead beaches between Point Lookout Civic Beach and Lido West Town Park were forced to close, officials said, following the latest sighting. It marks the 17th confirmed shark sighting in Nassau …
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Latest Long Island Shark Sighting Shuts Down Swimming At Jones Beach
The latest shark sighting off a Long Island shore has temporarily shut down a stretch of Jones Beach to swimmers. New York State Park officials announced that there had been a shark sighting on Tuesday, July 28 near Jones beach, prompting lifeguards to clear swimmers out of East Atlantic Beach. It is the latest shark sighting on Long Island, which has seen multiple cases in the past 24 hours. Earlier story - Separate Shark Sightings Off Nassau Coast Keep Swimmers Out Of Water Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said that a shark was also spotted at Jones Beach Field 6 at around 3 p.m. on…
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Riverhead Fisherman's Facebook Shark Video 'Liked' By Thousands
A video taken by a local fisherman of a shark making the rounds off the Long Island coast has been viewed tens of thousands of times. It was spotted in Riverhead on Monday, July 15 had 40,000-plus views Wednesday evening, July 17. Alfred Allen is a New York State licensed fishing guide and owner of Long Island Stripers Surfcasting Guide Services. He saw a fin sticking out of the water of what he believes was a shark around 7 p.m. and shot the video. "I had just pulled up on the boat ramps in my Jeep and saw something that caught my eye but it went out of sight briefly.…
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