NEW YORK — The fifth shark attack in two weeks off Long Island was reported Wednesday evening.
A 49-year-old man from Arizona was bitten by a shark shortly after 6 p.m. at Seaview Beach, Suffolk police said.
The attack comes nearly 12 hours after a surfer was bitten by a shark around 7:45 a.m. on Wednesday near Smith Point Beach, according to Suffolk County officials. Luckily, officials said, a wave carried the surfer and his board back to shore before any further damage was done.Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said at a briefing on Wednesday morning that the beach was expected to reopen at 1 p.m. if no further sightings took place.
"Fortunately, we haven't seen significant injuries, nor do we expect to, but it is something to be aware and conscious of," Bellone said. The first of the area's recent attacks came on June 30, when a 37-year-old swimmer was bitten on his right foot near Jones Beach.
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