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Drone footage captured a shiver of at least 50 sharks swimming near a Long Island beach in New York after the area has seen an increase in shark attacks recently.

On July 3, there were two shark attacks just a few mere kilometres apart, with both victims being teenagers.

It’s been a crazy shark season so far on the East Coast, Surfer Magazine reported, with Long Island said to have already outpaced the number of shark bites it had last summer

“Last summer there were eight; we’re already at five so far this year. This is why waters in the northeast are being closely monitored every single day, and for good reason.”

As a result, folks have been asked to stay out of the water:

“The heightened surveillance came the day after a 15-year-old girl was bitten, leaving behind three puncture wounds that were treated by EMS.

“Since July 3rd, a total of five swimmers have reported of being bitten in waters off Long Island. The bites left behind wounds on feet, thighs, knees, hands…but good news: all were non-life-threatening injuries.”

In this video, you can see the sharks swimming casually among beachgoers:

On the morning of July 4, a pod of 50 sand tiger sharks was spotted by drone surveillance.

Ocean experts explain via CBS News that a surge in shark bites tends to occur when sharks are chasing schooling fish:

The northeast isn’t typically known as a hotspot for shark activity, so this surge in sightings and attacks is slightly abnormal.

[source:surfer]