Shark Disrupts Rockaway Beach

Beachgoers were driven out of the water for several hours yesterday when a shark washed up on Rockaway Beach.

The six-foot shark turned up about 11 a.m. near Beach 109th Street, said Warner Johnson, a Parks Department spokesman. Those nearby seemed unfazed; some of them pushed the shark back into the surf. Over the next few hours, the department closed parts of the beach between Beach 107th and Beach 121st Streets, Mr. Johnson said. Rumors spread that there were two sharks, but he said there was only one.

The beaches will be open today, he said.

NY Times