A man swimming in chest-deep water at a Long Island, New York, beach was bitten Tuesday afternoon by what authorities believe was a shark. The village is located on the south shore of Long Island. “A shark was not physically seen, however, the bite was from a larger marine animal,” police added in the news release. The incident came roughly a day after a teen boy was bitten on his toes and heel while surfing off the coast of Fire Island, a thin barrier island running parallel to the shores of Long Island. The boy’s heel and toes were intact and he was able to swim to shore, police said, and he was taken to a Long Island hospital for treatment.

Source: CNN July 04, 2023 23:16 UTC