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Another Long Island beach is closed to swimming after a surfer was bitten by a shark. The incident took place at Smith Point County Beach Park in Shirley, around 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 13, said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bello…

Another Long Island beach is closed to swimming after a surfer was bitten by a shark. The incident took place at Smith Point County Beach Park in Shirley, around 7:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 13, said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bello…

By Randi Love NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York authorities deployed a large drone on Thursday to monitor the waters around a popular Long Island beach af...

People were ordered out of the water at Suffolk County's Robert Moses Beach after a possible sighting Thursday afternoon, while lifeguards by Tobay Beach also...

A total of 12 unprovoked shark attack incidents have been confirmed in New York state since 1837.

After one person was bit by a shark while standing in waist-deep water officials worry that shark attacks could be the new normal in New York.

Five shark attacks have been reported in the past two weeks off Long Island, including two within hours Wednesday, a dramatic increase in shark encounters that officials there said may represent a "n...

The Arizonan man, 49, was in waist-deep water in Fire Island when he was attacked at around 6pm as the shark bit his left wrist and his buttocks according to Suffolk County police.

A New York lifeguard has returned to work after being bitten by a shark during a training drill earlier this month. Shark sightings have increased near Long Island.

Shark attacks in Long Island have been coming in high frequency. The last victim was attacked on Wednesday on Fire Islands Seaview Beach.