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Long Island beaches temporarily close after latest shark sighting
By Deirdre Bardolf,
7 hours ago
A perfect day for swimming on Long Island came to a crashing halt Saturday when a shark was spotted at Nickerson Beach — the latest in a record number of encounters with the apex predators.
Lifeguards at the Nassau County park, which is located on the island’s South Shore, spotted the fins about 75 feet from the shore and immediately closed the beach, the town of Hempstead announced on X around 12:30 p.m.
Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin announced last month that the town’s Shark Patrol was mobilized given the record number of shark sightings over the past several years.
The patrol has been scoping out the waterways with drones equipped with thermal and infrared vision and responding to sightings on a new fleet of boats, according to a press release.
The increase in shark sightings has also continued at New York City beaches as well as Long Island’s North Shore.
Thirteen shark bites were recorded on Long Island in just the past two years.
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