On the holiday weekend of July 4, four people were attacked by sharks off the coast of New York Long Island.
Swimming off the coast of one of the island's beaches was temporarily prohibited during the break after drones had spotted around 50 sharks in nearby waters. Swimmers were recommended to stay near the shore after the reopening of the beach.
The shark attacks on weekends increased the two-year number for the state of New York to 13, more than in the past 175 years, according to a study by the Atlantic Shark Institute.
Flood of attacks
The first two attacks occurred on Monday evening when a 15-year-old boy was bitten in heel and toes near Fire Island and was later treated with non-life-threatening injuries in the hospital.
Later on Monday a 15-year-old girl suffered three stab wounds on the left leg.
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