Woman bitten by shark off New York City’s Rockaway beach

Victim, 50, in critical condition as eight shark attacks have been recorded off the waters of New York in the past year

A 65-year-old woman was bitten by a shark on Monday evening off New York's Rockaway Beach and is in critical condition, the latest in a series of shark attacks off the region's coast.

The attack was reported at about 5.49pm, according to the New York police department.