CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell, 08/08/23
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The City of Stars Is Now a City on Strike
The 65-year-old woman was about 10 feet into the water at Rockaway Beach in Queens yesterday evening when she felt a pain in her left leg. Lifeguards rushed in to help, carrying her to shore, applying a tourniquet and keeping her conscious before EMTs brought her to a local hospital. The NYPD quickly launched surveillance drones but were unable to spot any sharks. If confirmed, this would mark the first shark bite here since 1953. Scientists say while still extremely rare, cleaner and warmer waters could be contributing.
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