Woman seriously injured after being attacked by a shark in New York: first case in 50 years

A woman swimming in the Rockaways (Queens) was seriously hospitalized yesterday with a “major” leg injury caused by a shark bite, the first attack of its kind on a NYC beach in 50 years. Lifeguards pulled the 50-year-old victim from the beach near Beach 59th St. at 5:50 p.m. Monday with a bite to his left leg, according to a spokeswoman for the Parks Department. Lifeguards pulled the other swimmers out of the water. “Serious injury”, wrote the FDNY press office in an email. “It appears to be a shark...