On Saturday, June 16th, at around 2 P.M., Long Islanders spotted two different sharks on the beach of Robert Moses Field 5. Two men were fishing and caught the sharks on their lines. This event occured outside of the lifegaurded area.
The second shark has been reported as significantly bigger than the first by bystander Amanda Harnedy, 26, of Smithtown.
Harnedy states, "A crowd started forming so my friends and I went to go investigate when we saw him reeling in the shark. Once they got him onto the sand, the fisherman and his friend were trying to take the hook & line out of the shark so he could be freed. This actually took a lot longer than the first one, but eventually they were able to free the shark and release him safely back into the water."
She adds that another woman decided to pet the shark as they were about to release it back into the ocean.
The sharks did not deter people from going in the water as there were still many swimmers in the ocean following the sightings. Long Islanders are fearless!
A video of the shark can be seen here.