Authorities are on high alert in New York State after confirming that a 20-year-old female has been bitten in waist-deep water by a shark at the Central Mall beach at Jones Beach State Park on Long Island.

The woman had minor cuts to her left foot and leg after being bitten on Wednesday. She was transported to a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, officials said.

A 20-year-old woman was “most likely” bit by a juvenile shark at a popular Long Island beach while trying to beat the blistering heat this week, park officials revealed on Friday. The swimmer was wading in waist deep water at the Central Mall beachfront at Jones Beach State Park on Wednesday when something chomped on her foot and leg just after 4 p.