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First tonight. Sharks at Robert Moses State Park, no bites were reported today but there were several sightings and one dead shark washed ashore. News twelve's John Dowding is at the beach right now with more busy day at the beach. John Yeah, Joe, I mean talk about a picture perfect beach day. The last thing you want to deal with on a day like today is a shark, but thankfully, swimming was only prohibited for about two hours after that shark washed ashore. The park officials tell us a 6 ft long sand tiger shark washed up east of field five this morning at around 11 15. The state uses as part of its regular shark patrols spotted one off a field four and a lifeguard saw another shark off a field five and this caused swimming to be prohibited. And I spoke with three friends who came out here to have a girls day on the beach. They said they saw those drones flying over the beach right after the shark washed up. We saw a lot of um I think there were lifeguards on paddle boards, check to make sure the beach and checking. So we did go in. We did go in at all. Yes, it did. She kept saying, is that a shock? Is that a, is that a shock? Yeah. I don't know if I would have gone right in after there. But, uh, it's business as usual right here at Moses Beach State Park. Those friends though did say the water today is really, really clear. So you could see if there was anything swimming around you. Hopefully there wasn't. That's the latest here from Robert Moses Beach State Park. I'm John Dowing, New 12 Long Island.

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Right. Hope. Thank you. Well, this afternoon, the NYPD and FDNY continued to monitor city beaches after a woman was attacked by a shark last night. Now this all happened just off of the coast of Rockaway Beach which is now shut down to swimmers news. Twelve's Faith. Graham joins us now from Coney Island with more on what happened and continued safety efforts. Faith. This isn't the first shark attack we followed. Yes. No, that's correct. This latest attack that would happened not too far from here in Rockaway Beach and it left one woman fighting for her life. It also prompted city agencies to have a quick reaction. As you can imagine. A lot of beach goers are pretty scared. Now, the NYPD has been patrolling the water all day. We've seen them going by on helicopter and Rockaway Beach has been and will continue to be closed to swimmers and surfers. Now this latest attack happened last night, around six o'clock in Queens near Beach 59th street. The Parks department says the 50 year old woman was swimming when a shark bit her leg, she was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Swimmers were immediately cleared from the water and the NYPD has continued to monitor the ocean ever since using drones and helicopters. This all comes as a possible shark sighting was reported by New York State Park Police off the coast of Jones Beach in Long Island. Today, the city's parks department does remind New Yorkers though that shark bites are rare. According to global nonprofit search, you're 132 times more likely to drown in a rip carn than be bitten by a shark while some beach goers were frightened by the recent sightings. Others weren't too concerned. No, I go in the water all year long. Even in the winter, I don't think about it. Um, but it's sad. Uh, not too good. You have no time soon to wait and come to Coney Island instead. Yeah, it's scary. I don't want to be beaten by Shaq and while these attacks are rare, there are some safety tips. You can keep in mind. The Department of Environmental Conservation says you should always swim close to shore where your feet can touch the ground. They also recommend avoid swimming at dusk, dawn or during the night time. It's also very important to swim with the group. But it's also remember these attacks are rare as we just heard. That's the latest here in Coney Island. Graham News 12. All right. Thank you.

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The parks department is taking extra safety precautions as swimmers return to the waters.

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