2 sharks spotted off New York beaches stir alarm
Lifeguards and beachgoers spotted two sharks swimming close to the shore in Long Island on Thursday.
Thousands of swimmers were ordered out of the water while police helicopters patrolled the surface and saw two 6-foot-long sharks at 15 feet from the beach.
The beachgoers were allowed in the water only three hours after the initial alarm.
Swimmers forced to exit the water after two sharks spotted off Long Island beach http://t.co/XN1dqsqvyC@NBCNewYorkpic.twitter.com/0JKrV3ytV6
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) July 23, 2015
More from AOL.com:
Watch this dad catch his adorable baby daughter 'drinking and driving'
This veteran took a bullet to save some baby sea turtles
Solving a Rubik's cube is easier than you think: Here's how
