Surfer apparently bitten by shark off Long Island beach, official says

A man who was surfing off Long Island's Smith Point County Park on Wednesday morning was apparently bitten by a shark, officials said. The surfer, who was not identified, was taken to an area hospital after telling emergency responders that he'd been attacked by a shark, according to CBS New York.

"There was a surfer in these waters who suffered about, according to first responders, about a four-inch gash in his leg, from apparently a tiger shark, identified by the individual about four feet," Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone told CBS New York.

Early beachgoers arrived to find Smith Point Park closed, with warning signs about dangerous marine life, and swimming prohibited, CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reported.