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Shark Encounter at Jones Beach: Woman Injured, Released

6/30/2025

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A 20-year-old woman experienced a shocking encounter with a juvenile sand tiger shark while swimming at Jones Beach, New York, on Wednesday. Lifeguards and EMTs swiftly attended to her injuries, and she was soon released from the hospital. Although swimming was briefly halted, drone searches revealed no additional threats, marking the beach's first shark sighting of 2025.

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A 20-year-old woman experienced a shocking encounter with a juvenile sand tiger shark while swimming at Jones Beach, New York, on Wednesday. Lifeguards and EMTs swiftly attended to her injuries, and she was soon released from the hospital. Although swimming was briefly halted, drone searches revealed no additional threats, marking the beach's first shark sighting of 2025.