New York State Park officials say a 20-year-old woman was likely attacked by a shark last Wednesday at Jones Beach on Long Island.

A woman was likely bitten by a shark while swimming at Long Island's Jones Beach earlier this week, New York State Parks officials said Friday.

A 20-year-old woman was likely bitten by a juvenile sand tiger shark while swimming off a New York beach, officials said. The unidentified woman was waist-deep in the surf at the Central Mall beachfront of Jones Beach State Park when at about 4:15 p.