As the Fourth of July holiday approaches and families are planning beach time, some people on Long Island have lingering fears of the ocean.

A woman is recovering after officials say she was likely bitten and injured by a young sand tiger shark during a summertime beach trip off the Long Island coast.

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.