A SHARK SIGHTING IN THE
WATERS OFF CONEY ISLAND.
BEACHGOERS WERE FORCED TO
STAY OUT OF THE WATER.
CAROLYN GUSOFF HAS MORE.
IT WAS LIKE EVERYBODY OUT.
Reporter: HELPED WAS CONEY
ISLAND BEACH VISITORS ORDERED
OUT OF THE BEACH WHEN FINS LIKE
THIS ONE SURFACED JUST
OFFSHORE.
WITNESSES SCREAMED THEY THOUGHT
THEY SAW 3 OR 4 SMALL SHARKS.
AIRPORT THIS WHISTLING, YOU
KNOW, STAY OUT OF THE WATER.
IT'S DANGEROUS BECAUSE WE JUST
GOTTA KEEP YOU GUYS SAFE.
Reporter: THE ORDER CAME
FROM THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OUT
OF WHAT IS CALLED AN ABUNDANCE
OF CAUTION WHILE THE NYPD
SEARCHED THE WATERS FROM ABOVE.
AFTER THREE HOURS, SWIMMERS
WERE GIVEN THE ALL CLEAR.
I DON'T WANT GO AS DEEP.
I JUST STAY CLOSE.
JUST STAY IN THE SHALLOW END
WHERE EVERYONE CAN SEE.
AND IT WAS LIKE YOU CAN GO
BACK IN NOW BUT WE WERE NOT
BRAVE ENOUGH TO GO BACK IN.
IT'S LIKE HOW DO WE KNOW THE
SHARKS ARE GONE?
Reporter: NOT EXACTLY A
SCENE FROM JAWS THIS, ONE HAS A
HAPPY ENDING.
MARINE EXPERTS SAY IT WAS
PROBABLY HARMLESS BASKING
SHARKS THAT DON'T HAVE REAL
TEETH.
THE YOUNG STEERS WERE PROBABLY
LIKELY CLOSE TO SHORE LOOKING
FOR FOOD, NOT UNCOMMON OR
COMFORTING, EITHER.
MARINE EXPERTS ASSURE US THERE
