Shark at Rockaway Beach!

If you were looking at the Gothamist Newsmap, you might have noticed this alert: "Shark Sighting | Beach 108th St X Ocean Side Queens, NY | 9/1/2007 11:41 a.m." Well, we guess the sharks wanted to make an appearance before the beaches closed for the year!

Swimmers were evacuated and the Parks Department closed the beach and bay (for how long, we're not sure). WNBC says the police and Coast Guard are at the scene, and NY1 reports "some beachgoers approached the creature and pushed it back into the water." Jeez, does that mean it was alive?!?

Photograph of a Shark Week ad in Chelsea by gdanny on Flickr

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By Jen Chung in Arts and Events on September 1, 2007 1:52 PM

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guest

Probably a sand shark or :dog shark: as they are known. One was found dead on the beach at Coney last week and no story or hysteria about it...

guest

It was Rockaway Beach, Ocean side is not the same town.

guest

the beach wasn't closed for very long, and some people totally ignored the life guards and coast guards and went back into the water anyway. once they opened the water back up, it was a beautiful day at the beach.