Shark sightings shut Newcastle beaches for a record ninth day
Beaches around Newcastle will remain closed for a record ninth day after repeated sightings of a five-metre great white shark.
Authorities are also concerned about a three-and-a-half metre shark also in the area, that was seen eating a dolphin on Thursday.
Inspectors will consider reopening beaches on Monday, but only if the sharks are not spotted for at least 24 hours and appear to have moved away.
The 3.5 metre shark was last seen by helicopter crews near Newcastle’s Burwood Beach on Friday morning.
It is thought the predators are hanging about due to increased marine activity and warm weather.
A 1.5 metre shark also bit the hand of a 17-year-old boy, while he was spearfishing at Mollymook Beach, on the NSW South Coast, on Friday. He is in a stable condition in a Sydney hospital.
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