“Jaws”-dropping footage of a manhandled man-eater goes viral amid record-setting shark sightings, assaults and seashore closures within the New York space.
The video, filmed Sunday, reveals an unidentified man wrestling with the shark at Smith Level Seashore on Lengthy Island — the place two surprising shark assaults happened final month.
Eyewitness Emily Murray advised The Submit that she was out on a stroll when she seen the person battling the beast, earlier than rapidly whipping out her cellphone to report the drama.
“Holy s–t,” she could be heard exclaiming within the background of her clip, as different beachgoers gathered to look at the seaside spectacle.
“He [the man] had been fishing and caught the shark accidentally,” Murray defined. “He was making an attempt to unhook it and lower it free.”
In Murray’s clip, the fisherman could be seen standing within the shallows of the water making an attempt to convey the shark to shore.
A subsequent photograph snapped by Murray reveals the person being assisted by a second particular person as they pull the predator onto the sand.
They ultimately unhooked the shark and launched it again into the water.
Whereas it has not been confirmed, the creature truly gave the impression to be a sand tiger shark — a non-aggressive species of shark recognized solely to assault people when bothered first.
Murray advised The Submit that the seashore was not closed to swimmers, deadpanning: “I really feel like we’ve all gotten used to it [shark sightings].”
Nonetheless, guests to Smith Level Seashore have been on excessive alert in latest weeks, following two separate assaults.
On July 13, a 41-year-old surfer was rushed to a hospital after being bitten by a 4-foot tiger shark whereas out on the water on his board.
The predator left a 4-inch gash within the man’s leg, however he survived the terrifying ordeal.
In the meantime, on July 3, a younger lifeguard was bitten on the chest and proper hand by a shark estimated to be 5 toes in size.
The guard — who was in the midst of a coaching train — fought off the beast together with his naked fingers earlier than making it to shore.
Shark assaults on Lengthy Island “are extraordinarily uncommon,” in line with native officers, however they've elevated in frequency as of late.
The previous two years noticed extra shark sightings than all the earlier decade mixed.
In July alone, there have been 4 different incidents recorded throughout Lengthy Island.
![The man's antics attracted criticism on social media, with one person replying: "Any reason why they pull that shark out of the water? Isn't it [in its own] habitat?"](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/08/man-shark-wrestle-47.jpg?w=1024)
In the meantime, the opposite elements of the East Coast are additionally at the moment experiencing a shark scourge with a spate of assaults occurring this summer time.
There have been a number of shark sightings and assaults in Florida, with a latest viral video displaying two sharks circling swimmers frolicking within the water at a Jacksonville seashore.
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