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- An unusually high number of people were bitten by sharks in early July near New York.
- Despite that spike, shark bites are fairly rare.
- Avoid swimming solo, near fish, and in murky water to lower your risk of a bite.
In early July near New York, there were five shark encounters that resulted in bites. Later that month, a shark bit a man off Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, WYFF reported.