Overview

• A 20-year-old woman suffered minor cuts to her foot and leg after a juvenile sand tiger shark bit her at Jones Beach on June 25 and was treated and released
• Nassau County officials have expanded shark patrols by deploying drones, helicopters and marine boats to scan Long Island’s coastal waters for sharks and other hazards
• Swimming will be suspended for one hour after any reported shark sighting until authorities deem the water safe to resume
• Experts say cleaner coastal waters have drawn bunker fish closer to shore, attracting sand tiger sharks common in the Great South Bay pupping ground
• No additional shark encounters have been reported this summer despite daily jet-ski 'Shark Patrol' surveys by Hempstead Town lifeguards