Chilling to the core: Sydney beaches closed after horror shark attack
Numerous beaches in Sydney’s east are closed a day after a swimmer was killed by a shark, the first fatal attack in Sydney waters in nearly 60 years.
The swimmer, believed to be a local man, died from catastrophic injuries after being attacked by what witnesses said was a four-and-a-half metre great white shark at Little Bay in the cityās east on Wednesday.
Human remains were later found in the water.
NSW Ambulance inspector Lucky Phrachnanh said the swimmer āsuffered catastrophic injuries and there was nothing paramedics could doā.
Kris Linto told Nine News a great white shark āattacked him verticallyā.
āWe heard a yell ā¦ it looked like a car had landed in the water,ā he said.
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Randwick Council has shut a number of beaches including Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, Coogee, Clovelly and La Perouse for 24 hours.
āCouncil Lifeguards will patrol beaches over the next 24 hours looking for any further sightings of sharks,ā Mayor Dylan Parker tweeted.
āTo lose someone on our coastline like this is chilling to the core,ā he told Sydney radio 2GB on Thursday.
āThe coast is our backyard.
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āLittle Bay is normally a calm, quiet, family friendly beach.ā
The search for human remains resumed on Thursday with drones monitoring from the sky, lifesavers on jetskis ad on the sand, while water police and PolAir also patrolled.
Agriculture Minister Dugald Saunders said Primary Industries would work with the other authorities to determine if the killer shark ā or any others ā remained in the vicinity.
āThe fisheries guys have already been out to the location of yesterdayās really unfortunate and just gut wrenching attack to put smart drumlines in and they will be monitored throughout the day,ā he told 2GB.
āSmart drumlines have really proven to be extremely successful and also tagging sharks to know exactly where they are and using our smart shark app, along with ā¦ monitoring with drones.ā
Surf Lifesaving uses drone technology to monitor 50 beaches from Tweed Heads in the north to Bega on the South Coast.
āWe will continue to work really hard to make sure that people feel safe at all of our beaches, Mr Saunders said.
Macquarie University wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta said the attack had all the tell-tale signs of a great white shark attack.
āJust remember that this is a very unfortunate and unlikely scenario and that swimming in the ocean does have the risk of interacting with sharks,ā she told ABC TV.
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