Shocking Video: New York Man Wrestling Shark Out of Water on Long Island Beach as Onlooker Screams
- 2 years ago
Staggering footage of an abused man-eater is going viral amid shark sightings, attacks and beach closures in the New York area.
The video, shot Sunday, shows an unidentified man wrestling with a shark at Smith Point Beach on Fire Island, where two shocking shark attacks occurred last month.
Eyewitness Emily Murray told The Post that she was walking when she noticed the man fighting the beast, before quickly pulling out her cell phone to record the drama.
“Holy s-t,” she can be heard exclaiming in the background of her clip, as other beachgoers gathered to watch the seaside spectacle.
"He [the man] had been fishing and caught the shark by accident," Murray explained. “I was trying to unhook it and cut it off.”
In Murray's clip, the fisherman can be seen standing in the shallows trying to bring the shark to shore.
A later photo taken by Murray shows the man being assisted by a second person as they pull the predator onto the sand.
They eventually unhooked the shark and released it back into the water.
While unconfirmed, the creature actually appeared to be a sand tiger shark, a non-aggressive species of shark that only attacks humans when disturbed first.
Murray told The Post that the beach was not closed to swimmers, saying, "I feel like we've all gotten used to [shark sightings]."
However, visitors to Smith Point Beach have been on high alert in recent weeks, following two separate attacks.
On July 13, a 41-year-old surfer was rushed to a hospital after being bitten by a 4-foot tiger shark while in the water on his board.
The predator left a 4-inch gash on the man's leg, but he survived the ordeal.
Meanwhile, on July 3, a young lifeguard was bitten on the chest and right hand by an approximately 5-foot-long shark.
The guard, who was in the middle of a training exercise, fought off the beast with his bare hands before reaching the shore.
Shark attacks on Long Island "are extremely rare," according to local officials, but have recently increased in frequency.
There have been several shark sightings and attacks in Florida, with a recent viral video showing two sharks circling swimmers frolicking in the water at a Jacksonville beach.
The video, shot Sunday, shows an unidentified man wrestling with a shark at Smith Point Beach on Fire Island, where two shocking shark attacks occurred last month.
Eyewitness Emily Murray told The Post that she was walking when she noticed the man fighting the beast, before quickly pulling out her cell phone to record the drama.
“Holy s-t,” she can be heard exclaiming in the background of her clip, as other beachgoers gathered to watch the seaside spectacle.
"He [the man] had been fishing and caught the shark by accident," Murray explained. “I was trying to unhook it and cut it off.”
In Murray's clip, the fisherman can be seen standing in the shallows trying to bring the shark to shore.
A later photo taken by Murray shows the man being assisted by a second person as they pull the predator onto the sand.
They eventually unhooked the shark and released it back into the water.
While unconfirmed, the creature actually appeared to be a sand tiger shark, a non-aggressive species of shark that only attacks humans when disturbed first.
Murray told The Post that the beach was not closed to swimmers, saying, "I feel like we've all gotten used to [shark sightings]."
However, visitors to Smith Point Beach have been on high alert in recent weeks, following two separate attacks.
On July 13, a 41-year-old surfer was rushed to a hospital after being bitten by a 4-foot tiger shark while in the water on his board.
The predator left a 4-inch gash on the man's leg, but he survived the ordeal.
Meanwhile, on July 3, a young lifeguard was bitten on the chest and right hand by an approximately 5-foot-long shark.
The guard, who was in the middle of a training exercise, fought off the beast with his bare hands before reaching the shore.
Shark attacks on Long Island "are extremely rare," according to local officials, but have recently increased in frequency.
There have been several shark sightings and attacks in Florida, with a recent viral video showing two sharks circling swimmers frolicking in the water at a Jacksonville beach.