Several sharks were spotted prowling the waters at Rockaway Beach on the Fourth of July, prompting a stretch of the popular summer destination to close on the busy holiday weekend.
Chilling video shared on social media captured one of the beasts swimming “very close to beachgoers,” in the shallow waters off the Rockaways, officials said.
Two sharks were seen near Beach 32nd Street at about 11:30 a.m., another sighting was reported at Beach 144th Street and a third at Beach 30th Street, according to Kaz Daughtry, the Deputy Mayor of New York City for Public Safety.
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