RUMSON, N.J. (1010 WINS) – Authorities are warning residents about reported bull shark sightings in a New Jersey river.
Rumson Police said there have been several reports of bull shark sightings in the Navesink River near Navesink Avenue in the borough.
The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife has been notified and is looking into the reported sightings, police said.
While no sightings have been confirmed in the river, Rumson Police wrote on Facebook that, “there is a possibility that sharks could be in our local waterways.”
The potential sightings come as numerous shark sightings have temporarily closed beaches on Long Island this summer, including as recently as this past week.
Earlier this month, a fisherman caught a massive great white shark off the coast of New Jersey.
And recently on Long Island, a college student reeled in a nearly 400-pound bull shark off of Nickerson Beach.