Great white sharks have laid siege to one of Australia’s most popular beaches two days after an 18-tonne humpback whale was buried beneath the town’s shoreline.
Residents had expressed worries that oil from the dead whale — even after it was buried — would lure big sharks. Their concerns were vindicated yesterday when shark detectors spotted 21 great white movements near Nobbys Beach at Port Macquarie, a holiday town 250 miles north of Sydney.
Swimmers and surfers have been warned to stay out of the water just as eastern Australia prepares for what forecasters say may be the hottest September weekend on record.
“I definitely won’t be swimming in the water — absolutely not,” said Geoff Shelton, a senior skipper of the Port Macquarie Marine