Sharks Show Up in Hamptons as Summer-Holiday Crowds Hit Beaches

WATCH: Long Island is on alert for shark sightings. Source: Bloomberg

Sharks are suspected to have bitten five people swimming off Long Island over the extended Fourth of July weekend as tourists and locals celebrated the holiday beachside.

The encounters, none of which were fatal, occurred Monday and Tuesday in waters including those off Robert Moses, Quogue, and Fire Island beaches.