At least four people were bitten by sharks off the coast of Long Island, New York, in the past two days, including three on July 4 alone.
A shark bit a 49-year-old man on the hand while he swam off the Fire Island Pines hamlet Tuesday. Another shark bit a woman’s thigh off the coast of Fire Island later in the day, according to the Suffolk County police.
The teen’s heel and toes remained intact and he was able to swim to shore. He then went to the hospital for injuries considered non-life-threatening. Authorities couldn’t determine the source of the injury, so they haven’t said it was a shark. The girl was treated for her injuries by paramedics at the scene.
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