(FOX WEATHER) – Officials were forced to close two separate Long Island beaches Wednesday after two people were bit by sharks. This makes the area’s third report of a shark encounter in just 10 days.
Smith Point Beach on Long Island, New York was closed for hours on Wednesday as drones and lifeguards on Jet Skis searched for a shark that bit a paddleboarder around 7:30 Wednesday morning.
Police say another man was attacked at nearby Seaview Beach on Fire Island. Officials say that both men were fortunate as the outcome could have been much worse.
