A swarm of bull sharks shut down Rockaway Beach Thursday.
Multiple sightings of the aggressive predators forced lifeguards to raise the red flags across the entire coast around 1 p.m., the Parks Department confirmed.
The sharks have been playing in the waves for hours, officials said — there has been at least one sighting per hour since the initial fin was spotted.
The disappointment comes hours after a massive 9-foot shark was spotted at Point Lookout, just 15 miles east of the Rockaways.
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