2 children bitten in separate shark attacks off Long Island Shores; A boy has a tooth pulled from his leg

A boy and a girl were bitten by sharks in separate attacks Wednesday off the island Fire, according to local officials and the father of one of the children.

A spokeswoman for the city of Islip said the 13-year-old boy and the 12-year-old girl had been bitten off Atlantic Beach and Sailors Haven – two beaches at about 4 1/2 miles each – 11:15

In the attack of Atlantic Beach, the boy was boogie boarded when he was bitten, said the door Floor-. He stumbled out of the ocean; a rescuer ran to him and discovered the bite.

The wound was dressed and cleaned, according to the spokesman, and the responders found a tooth lodged in the child's leg. The tooth has been removed and is being analyzed to determine shark species.

In the other attack, Philip Pollina said that her daughter was deep in the water of Sailors Haven when she started to panic. He said that when rescuers pulled her out of the water, she had deep cuts on her leg.

He added that she saw a fin in the water and that she thought the shark was only two feet long. She was able to walk after the attack, but was also taken to a hospital in the area.

"Once we understood it, it was rather surreal," says the father.

The city of Islip has banned swimming on all its beaches facing the ocean. The beaches of Fire Island are managed by multiple local, state and federal jurisdictions. A spokesman for Fire Island National Seashore said all beaches are closed until further notice, as authorities investigate.

This spokesperson, Elizabeth Rogers, also said that the bite marks on both victims were "consistent with a big fish," but the authorities have "confirmed" none of the cases as a bite of definitive shark. They are rare on Long Island or the New Jersey coast, but attacks are rare. Since 1837, only 10 shark attacks have been reported in New York. Fifteen were reported in New Jersey and one in Connecticut.