Rockaway Beach remains closed after woman bitten by shark
The 65-year-old victim remains in serious condition. The NYPD and the Parks Department are surveilling the water.
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The 65-year-old victim remains in serious condition. The NYPD and the Parks Department are surveilling the water.
There's still no word on whether Rockaway Beach will be open to swimmers Wednesday after a woman was bitten by a shark Monday. CBS New York's Alecia Reid reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3qfm3Jn
Rockaway Beach was closed to swimmers and surfers Tuesday after a woman was bitten by a shark on Monday, and at Jones Beach on Tuesday, people had to stop swimming in certain areas after a possible shark sighting. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3qfm3Jn
There was no swimming at Rockaway Beach on Tuesday after a woman was bitten by a shark just before lifeguards were set to leave Monday night. CBS New York's Alice Gainer reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3qfm3Jn
Police say a woman is now in serious condition after she was bitten last night. CBS New York's John Dias has the latest on when things will reopen.
Rockaway Beach will be closed to swimming and surfing Tuesday as a safety precaution, the Parks Department says.
Officials say the woman is in critical condition after she was bitten around 6 p.m. Monday. CBS New York's John Dias has the details.
The beach is not not known for shark attacks, but on Monday night a 50-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after being bitten on the leg. CBS New York' Ali Bauman has the latest.
Piping plovers are small sand-colored shorebirds that nest and feed on the beach.
Police say lifeguards spotted him floating in the water at Beach 91st Street in Far Rockaway Friday evening.
A man is fighting for his life after he was pulled from the water at Rockaway Beach on Friday. CBS New York's Alecia Reid reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/43auPWk
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The NYPD did aerial surveillance, and people were allowed back in the water when it was deemed safe.
Many people enjoying Rockaway Beach on Monday had to get out of the water due to a shark sighting. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3JhAH8X
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The beach also features the city's only designated surfing area, open to all skill levels.
The beach also features the city's only designated surfing area, open to all skill levels. CBS2's Ali Bauman reports.
A Parks Department employee spotted the 3-foot-long cylinder on the sand.
There are new details about a military-style object that washed ashore on Rockaway Beach in Queens.
Police said the object is not hazardous.
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