Swimmers at Brighton Beach, near Scarborough, were forced to evacuate the ocean after the three-metre shark was spotted by Surf Life Saving's rescue helicopter today at about 9.15am.
Swimmers at Brighton Beach, near Scarborough, were forced to evacuate the ocean after the three-metre shark was spotted by Surf Life Saving WA's rescue helicopter today at about 9.15am .Aussie tech company hands out $65,000 Christmas bonuses to staffThe shark's size and proximity to shore prompted the beach lifesaving crew to sound the shark alarm and about 280 people fled the area, Surf Life Saving WA said.
Early-morning swimmers had flocked to the popular beach early this morning as temperatures spiked at 39-degrees in Perth today.The tiger shark was swimming 20 metres from the beach. Tiger sharks are attracted to warmer ocean waters and the ocean predators are sometimes spotted on coastlines and near the shore.A tourist was rushed to hospital in February this year
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