Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend, state and local officials are ramping up protections for beachgoers to stave off any potential “Jaws” situations.
In New York, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that authorities were deploying dozens of drones in an effort to prevent any such life-threatening shark encounters. A 20-year-old woman has already been bitten this summer, sustaining minor lacerations to her foot, according to ABC 7.
