'I just heard lots of screaming and saw people running out the water.' 9News
, prompting authorities to issue a warning about an "unusual" spike in the predators' activity around beaches.
Authorities were called to Plettenberg Bay, a popular holiday destination on the Western Cape, just before 8am Sunday after receiving reports of theOn arrival, National Sea Rescue Institute teams and local authorities found and retrieved a body - believed to be a 39-year-old female - from Central Beach around 20 metres from shore.It is believed the woman was on holiday from Cape Town to celebrate a public holiday.A great white shark is believed responsible for the attack.
"'I then heard a woman had been attacked while swimming only two or three waves out so it was quite shallow but it was said nothing could be done to help her".Beaches have been closed in Plettenberg Bay by Bitou Municipality following the attack. "Police have taken the body into their care together with government health forensic pathology services and police have opened an inquest docket," NSRI said in a statement.
"The NSRI and the Bitou Municipality appeal to the public to be cautious along the Plettenberg Bay and Southern Cape coastline.""At this moment there seems to be more shark activities around our beaches," it said."The Bitou Council in May approved research on a shark barrier at Central Beach.
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