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Filmmaker captures images of newborn great white shark off California shore
A wildlife photographer and filmmaker captured what could be the first-ever images of a newborn great white shark on the California central coast.
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Surfers share video of close call with shark that ‘turned on its side as if to take a leg'
Two surfers had a close encounter with a shark at a Cape Cod beach on Saturday. “Yesterday on November 4th 2023 at about noon my cousin Pete Emond and I were surfing by ourselves over in front of the vip house at Coast Guard beach. Pete was sitting on his board and I was standing on mine when I looked…
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Shark watch: Follow New York lifeguards on patrol
The uptick of marine sightings along the New York coast this summer has caused a stir for beachgoers, but state lifeguards want visitors to know there is nothing to fear as new technology is changing the game. Cary Epstein is the supervising lifeguard at Jones Beach State Park, overseeing the beach now for 26 years. This year is the first…
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Shark Watch: Follow Jones Beach State Park lifeguards on patrol
The uptick of marine sightings along the northeast coast this summer has certainly caused a stir for beachgoers, but New York lifeguards want visitors to know there is nothing to fear as new technology is changing the game. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.
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Drones to fly rest of summer over NYC beaches after serious shark bite, first in decades
Police and fire officials were along the shore and flying drones above the water as they kept an eye out for sharks in the area of Rockaway Beach that had been closed after a woman was believed to have been bitten in a very rare instance of a NYC encounter.
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Shark patrols ramp up on New York beaches
After an increase of shark attacks this summer, officials begin to step up their shark monitoring methods.
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Rockaway Beach reopens after woman loses 20 pounds of flesh in shark bite
Police and fire officials were along the shore and flying drones above the water as they kept an eye out for sharks in the area of Rockaway Beach that had been closed after a woman was believed to have been bitten in a very rare instance of a NYC encounter.
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NYPD & FDNY on shark watch near Rockaway Beach in Queens after woman bit in leg
Rockaway Beach opens up with “shark watch” from the NYPD and FDNY after a shark attack earlier this week. Erica Byfield reports.
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Rockaway Beach closed after shark bites woman
Rockaway Beach remains closed right now as patrols search for the shark that bit a woman yesterday. Carolyn Manno reports.
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Rockaway Beach closed after woman badly injured in rare NYC shark attack
Experts say shark bites are extremely rare, with only 57 bites recorded last year worldwide.
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Woman critically injured in apparent Rockaway shark attack
Police say the woman was rushed to the hospital in critical condition in what’s being called a possible shark attack. News 4’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Robert Moses reopens to swimming after shark sighting
Swimmers are back in the water at Robert Moses State Park after it was temporarily closed because of a shark sighting. Greg Cergol reports.
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New research finds proof this area is a major white shark hot spot
Enough white sharks are now visiting Cape Cod that researchers are calling it one of the world’s largest hot spots for the apex predator. About 800 white sharks swam through the Cape Cod area from 2015 to 2018, according to the new research, published Thursday in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series. It used a first-of-its-kind population survey for white…
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Woman attacked by shark talks about terrifying moments
News 4’s Greg Cergol reports.
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Suffolk County ramping up air patrols for sharks
Suffolk Country beaches are getting new drones to look out for sharks in the water following the five shark bites reported this week alone. News 4’s Greg Cergol reports.
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5 apparent shark attacks on Long Island since Monday
On Long Island, swimmers are being very careful after five people have apparently been bitten by sharks since Monday. Greg Cergol reports.
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Possible shark attacks up and down Long Island coastline
Long Island beachgoers are on alert after a series of bites at several different beaches on Monday and Tuesday. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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4th swimmer bit in Long Island waters has officials on shark watch
Long Island officials are extra alert at a handful of beaches after shark bites put beachgoers on edge over the long holiday weekend. The first bites were reported on Monday, but have continued well into the Tuesday holiday, according to officials up and down the coastline. Between the two days, four people have suffered bites while swimming at different beaches….
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2 teens hurt at Long Island beaches put officials on shark watch for July 4th
Long Island officials are extra alert at a handful of beaches after a shark bite put beachgoers on edge on the eve of the Fourth of July. Two teenagers in the waters off Long Island were injured Monday afternoon; only one has been confirmed as a shark bite by officials. The beaches, Robert Moses and Kismet, were crowded on what…
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WATCH: Florida paddleboarder has close encounter with shark
The paddleboarder says she felt the shark’s head tapping her board.