On June 25, a swimmer at Jones Beach State Park in New York was bitten by a shark, identified as a juvenile sand tiger shark. The incident occurred around 4:15 p.m. when an unidentified woman was in waist deep water. Emergency medical staff treated her for non-life-threatening injuries and transported her to a hospital. New York Department of Environmental Conservation officials, after consulting marine experts and reviewing details from the incident, could not reach a full consensus but suggested the involvement of a juvenile sand tiger shark.
The bite occurred around 4:15 p.m. in the water at the Central Mall beachfront of Jones Beach State Park when an unidentified woman was bitten on her left foot and leg by "unknown marine wildlife." Jones Beach State Lifeguards and Emergency Medical staff transported her to Nassau County University Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
DEC biologists reviewed situational information provided by subjects at the scene and were able to rule out several species. Without direct observation of the animal that caused the bites, a full expert consensus was not reached.
DEC concludes this incident most likely involved a juvenile sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus).
Following the incident, New York Department of Environmental Conservation officials consulted with marine experts to arrive at a best guess at which species was likely to have caused the injury.
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