I had an argument a long time ago with a friend, after a discussion about surfing, and he said he didn't believe that there were sharks on Long Island, which I know is just preposterous!!!! He made claims that local surfers had concocted wild stories about sharks to prevent out of town surfers from coming into their territory and stealing their precious waves. Laughable. After all the largest Great White Shark ever caught on a reel was caught (debatable) by Frank Mundus off the coast of Montauk. Well my friend, feast your pearlies on this!!!!
Shark sighted off Cupsogue Beach in Westhampton
Authorities have banned people from the water at Cupsogue Beach County Park after a shark sighting there, a police dispatcher said Tuesday evening.
"The water is off limits," said the dispatcher, who wouldn't give her name.
A police officer is on scene enforcing the closure, she said.
According to The Associated Press, West Hampton Dunes Police Sgt. Tim Turner said reports of the sharks in the water came in at about 3 p.m. Tuesday. He said there were several sharks within 15 feet of the shore.
A spokesman for Suffolk County police said the department provided a helicopter to search for the shark.
Cupsogue is a 296-acre barrier-beach park in Westhampton.
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