A 20-year-old woman was swimming in waist-deep water at a popular beach in Long Island, New York, when officials believe she was most likely bitten by a young sand tiger shark earlier this week.

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 young woman who suffered "minor lacerations" to her foot while swimming in the ocean at Jones Beach, New York, most likely received them from being bitten by a tiger shark, officials say.