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| Sharks attack two children in New York, officials say | Sharks attack two children in New York, officials say |
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| Two children have been injured in shark attacks off the coast of Long Island in New York in the first such incidents in the state for 70 years, officials say. | |
| A 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were treated for puncture wounds in separate incidents miles apart along the bay of Fire Island on Wednesday. | A 12-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were treated for puncture wounds in separate incidents miles apart along the bay of Fire Island on Wednesday. |
| A tooth, described as being "consistent with a large fish", was extracted from the boy's leg and is being analysed. | A tooth, described as being "consistent with a large fish", was extracted from the boy's leg and is being analysed. |
| Shark attacks on humans are extremely rare in the US state of New York. | Shark attacks on humans are extremely rare in the US state of New York. |
| The young girl, who was later named as Lola Pollina, said she was standing waist-deep in the cold water and described seeing a fin before returning to the beach to discover "my leg was bloody". | The young girl, who was later named as Lola Pollina, said she was standing waist-deep in the cold water and described seeing a fin before returning to the beach to discover "my leg was bloody". |
| "I saw something, like, next to me, and I kind of felt pain, and looked and I saw a fin," she said, adding: "We went to the lifeguards, we ran up to them and they kind of bandaged it." | "I saw something, like, next to me, and I kind of felt pain, and looked and I saw a fin," she said, adding: "We went to the lifeguards, we ran up to them and they kind of bandaged it." |
| She said the shadow in the water appeared to be about 4ft (1.2m) long. | She said the shadow in the water appeared to be about 4ft (1.2m) long. |
| At a press conference following the incidents, chief lifeguard Craig Amarando said that the boy who was also bitten was "a brave boy" who was "very scared". | At a press conference following the incidents, chief lifeguard Craig Amarando said that the boy who was also bitten was "a brave boy" who was "very scared". |
| He said that his puncture wounds were bandaged immediately, but paramedics then arrived and removed the dressings to view the wounds. | He said that his puncture wounds were bandaged immediately, but paramedics then arrived and removed the dressings to view the wounds. |
| "They confirmed that not only was it a shark bite, but they found one of the teeth still inside the boy." | "They confirmed that not only was it a shark bite, but they found one of the teeth still inside the boy." |
| Both victims are expected to fully recover. | Both victims are expected to fully recover. |