OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- Officials on Long Island are again warning beachgoers and swimmers to be on alert after a shark was spotted Thursday at Tobay Beach in Oyster Bay.
Police and lifeguards evacuated the beach and red flags went up at around 1:20 p.m. in response to a shark sighting or possibly multiple shark sightings.
No injuries were reported. The evacuations were out of an abundance of caution.
Robert Moses State Park was briefly evacuated Thursday morning due to a shark sighting.
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