A teen surfer was bitten Wednesday off the coast of Long Island, New York, making it the area’s sixth such attack in three weeks and prompting the state to up its protections against one of the summer’s beach-going hazards.
The 16-year-old was able to walk away from the attack with only a minor injury to his foot, according to New York Magazine, but his incident is the latest in a string of attacks that have affected
swimmers, lifeguards and other surfers along Long Island’s southern coast.
One man was flown to the hospital after he was bitten on the wrist and the buttocks near Seaview Beach on Fire Island.