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Five sharks spotted at Suffolk Park

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A Bronze Whaler Shark. Photo Planet Deadly
A Bronze Whaler Shark. Photo Planet Deadly

The DPI fisheries helicopter this morning reported sighting five Whaler Sharks, each of around two metres in length in the water off Tallow Beach, Suffolk Park.

Fortunately no one was reported to be in the water at the time of the sighting.

Five days ago surfers had to be evacuated after a single two-metre Whaler Shark was spotted in the area.

On the same day (January 20) the DPI helicopter reported a three-metre Bull Shark at Kings Beach, Broken Head, and a surfer also had to be evacuated there.

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