Alert for swimmers at a popular beach as a three-metre-long shark is spotted swimming just inches from the shore
- Three-metre bronze whaler shark spotted off the shore of Moana Beach, SA
- Police have alerted swimmers to leave the water immediately on Twitter
- The shark is considered to not be aggressive but caution should be taken
A giant three-metre-long shark has been spotted off the shore at a popular beach, with police urging swimmers to leave the water.
Police have issued an alert after a shark has been spotted off the shore at a popular beach in Australia.
A three-metre bronze whaler shark was spotted close to Moana Beach in South Australia.
The shark was last seen 50m from the shoreline at 1:45pm on January 21.
A three-metre bronze whaler (pictured stock image) was spotted off the shore of Moana Beach in South Australia
The shark was last seen 50m from the shore of the popular beach. Pictured: Moana Beach South Australia
Police have advised swimmers to leave the water immediately.
Shark Watch South Australia have also sent out a shark report on social media.
Bronze whalers also known as the copper or narrowtooth shark are considered as not aggressive are typically seen around the South Australian shoreline.
They can grow up to a length of 3.5m and weigh 300kg.
The discovery comes as just last month, a local surfer was mauled by a great white shark at the tourist hotspot, Kangaroo Island in South Australia.
The 29-year-old man was able to fight off the shark and sustained non-life threatening injuries.
South Australia has not had a fatality since 2014.
Police have issued an alert to swimmers to get out of the water. Pictured: Shark Watch South Australia shark report on Twitter
BRONZE WHALER FACTS
- The Bronze whaler is also know as the copper shark or narrowtooth shark
- Size: can grow up to 3.5metres and weigh 300kg
- They get their name from their grey to bronze colouring
- Location: They are often found around Australian shorelines, particularly coastal and continental waters of Southern Australia
- The species are classified as a ‘Least concern’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Considered as a non aggressive species
The bronze whaler shark (pictured) is considered as a non-aggressive species and grows up to 3.5metres long