Urgent warning after surfer becomes SIXTH shark attack victim on Long Island this summer as patrols ramp up in NY
A TEEN surfer has become the sixth victim of a shark attack on Long Island this summer.
The 16-year-old boy was surfing off the coast of a Fire Island beach when he was bitten on July 20.
Long Island has seen a spate of shark attacks in recent weeks.
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Surfer Shawn Donnelly, 41, was knocked off his board when a sand tiger shark attacked off the coast of Smith Point Beach on July 13.
He was left with a four-inch gash wound to the leg.
Donnelly revealed he punched the shark to fend off the beast.
He told : “It got my left calf and knocked me off my board… when I was falling off my board, I saw the fin and its back.”
Donnelly managed to ride a wave that returned him to shore.
A 49-year-old tourist, from Arizona, was also attacked by a shark at Seaview Beach on the same day.
According to the , police said the "shark came up from behind and bit him on the left wrist and buttocks."
John Mullins, 17, who was participating in lifeguard training, was attacked by a shark on July 7.
Beachgoers were urged to get out of the water after the beast was detected.
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