Swimmer Bitten at Jones Beach; Beach Closed During Shark Search

A swimmer is bitten on the foot at Jones Beach State Park Field 6 and receives immediate first aid after the wound exposes bone and bleeds heavily.Lifeguards wrap the wound and Emergency Medical Services transport the person to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the beach is temporarily closed.Crews and drone teams suspend swimming, search the nearby water, find no further sharks, and reopen the area with a waist-deep restriction about an hour later.The incident follows multiple shark sightings at Rockaway Beach and Point Lookout and officials say expanded drone surveillance and record heat have drawn large crowds to shallow water.