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Four swimmers bitten by suspected sharks near Long Island beach

By Brady Knox
Published July 4, 2023 11:54pm ET
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Four swimmers bitten by suspected sharks near Long Island beach
In this Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 photo, sand and hammerhead sharks swim in a holding tank at the University of Hawaii's Institute of Marine Biology on Oahu's Coconut Island. A 2-year study was released by researchers at the lab on Thursday, May 19, 2016 that looked at tiger shark activity around Maui after a number of shark bites in 2012 and 2013 prompted the state to commisson further research. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

Echoes of Jaws resounded over the Fourth of July holiday after four swimmers near a Long Island beach were bitten by a suspected shark over the course of two days.

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