A 20-year-old woman was swimming in waist-deep water at a popular beach in Long Island, New York, when officials believe she was most likely bitten by a young sand tiger shark earlier this week.

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 woman injured this week in waters off Jones Beach State Park was likely bitten by a shark, authorities said, in one of the first reported encounters of the Long Island beach season.