SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. - Two beaches on Long Island reopened for swimming on Monday after a shark attacked a lifeguard over the weekend.
Lifeguards at the beaches at Smith Point County Park and Cupsogue Beach County Park started their shifts an hour early on Monday morning to scan the water for signs of sharks, Suffolk County spokesperson Nicole Russo said.
The beaches reopened at 10 a.m. Lifeguards on paddle boards patrolled the shoreline. They also used a remote-controlled drone to get a look at the water from above.
During a lifeguard training exercise at Smith County Beach on Sunday morning, a small shark bit a lifeguard in the chest and hand.