Shark attack on Long Island investigated

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Police in Nassau County say they are investigating a possible shark attack.

The Nassau County Police Department says a 57-year-old man was swimming at around 1 p.m. in the waters off of Wantagh when he sustained a laceration on his right foot.

Medics from the Nassau County Police Department Emergency Ambulance Bureau responded and identified the nature of the injury as a possible shark bite. The Nassau County Police Department says it will have increased patrols at all Nassau beaches over the extended 4th of July holiday weekend.Warming ocean temperatures are believed to be helping draw sharks to the New York coastline. Wildlife experts say that new types of sharks could be spotted this year, including tropical hammerheads.

 

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