Long Island Beaches Reopen This Weekend After Days Of Shark Sightings

Long Island Beaches Reopen This Weekend After Days Of Shark Sightings

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Beaches on Long Island will reopen Saturday after nine shark sightings along the South Shore this week.

Lido Beach was closed to swimmers just before 4 p.m. Friday, when members of the Town of Hempstead’s newly launched Shark Patrol spotted a shark off the beach.

Beach-goers were told to get out of the water until officials could be sure the shark was no longer in the area.

MORE: Hempstead Launches ‘Shark Patrol’ After Multiple Shark Sightings Along Long Island’s South Shore

Watch Dan Rice’s report from Chopper 2 on Friday:

The Shark Patrol monitors the waters from Point Lookout to Atlantic Beach four miles out on boats and personal water crafts.

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August 01, 2020 at 07:20PM