LONG ISLAND SHARK ATTACKS: Two men bitten in one day as experts claim 'activity' points to cleaner seas

LONG ISLAND SHARK ATTACKS: Two men bitten in one day as experts claim 'activity' points to cleaner seas
Tiger Shark (Wikimedia Creative Commons)

An Arizona man was reportedly bitten by a shark on Wednesday, July 13. This incident took place for the second time that day at Seaview Beach in Fire Island's Ocean Beach sector, the first being an attack on a 47-year-old surfer in the morning. The second shark attack, timed at 6 pm, was another in a string of recent shark attacks Long Island had witnessed.
 
According to authorities, the shark attacked the 49-year-old man while he was standing in waist-deep water. The shark bit him on the left wrist and buttocks. According to Ocean Beach Fire Department Chief Ian Levin, the man has no sensation in his fingers and limited movement after the incident.

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Nonetheless, the person was able to walk out of the water and was then flown to Stony Brook University Hospital by a Suffolk County Authorities helicopter. According to the police, the man is expected to live as his injuries were not life-threatening. According to Suffolk County officials, this incident occurred less than 12 hours after a surfer was attacked by a "sand tiger shark" near Smith Point Beach at roughly 7:45 am.