Woman seriously injured by rare shark bite off NYC's Rockaway Beach
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman was seriously injured after a shark bit through her thigh while she was swimming at a New York City beach, officials said, an unusually severe attack that appears to be without precedent in recent decades.
The 65-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, was swimming off Rockaway Beach just before 6 p.m. Monday when a shark bit into her left leg, the city parks department said in a statement.
The bite removed a chunk of flesh from her thigh, leaving a gaping wound several inches wide and deep, according to a photo shared with The Associated Press.
Lifeguards pulled the woman from the water, administered first aid and applied a tourniquet to her leg. She was taken to a nearby hospital, with police describing her condition as critical but stable.
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And I grew up with a boat on long Island.
You really don't want to know how many sharks there are within wading distance of the shore.
There is even a thresher nursery off long Island. We see mako, great white, nurse, thresher, brown, and a few other species.
Attacks may be rare, but sharks aren't. 
