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Swimmer Is Injured at Jones Beach in Possible Shark Attack
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A swimmer at Jones Beach on Long Island was bitten by unknown marine life on Friday, sustaining non-life-threatening lacerations to the right foot and receiving treatment at Nassau County University Medical Center Hospital.
- The incident is believed to be New York’s first shark attack of the season, though officials have not confirmed the bite was from a shark; swimming was briefly suspended but resumed after no sharks were observed.
- Recent shark sightings at New York beaches, including Rockaway Beach and Point Lookout Beach, have led to intermittent closures amid a heat wave during the Fourth of July weekend.
- New York has increased the use of drone technology, with 46 camera-equipped drones deployed to monitor waters for sharks, contributing to a rise in shark sightings in recent years.
- Shark attacks remain very rare in the U.S., with only 25 unprovoked attacks last year, including one fatality; Jones Beach was also the site of a minor shark attack in June 2025 involving a juvenile sand tiger shark.
