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Hundreds of swimmers have been obtained out of the water at Pāuanui Woods after a shark scare. Photo suggestions Paul Estcourt
Pāuanui Beach is closed today and swimmers ordered out of the normal after up to three sharks would be sighted.
Scan lifesavers requested everyone – probable to be nearly 500 people exactly why to stay on shore at 1pm. The beach was still closed at 9. 30pm.
The beach was reopened several hours later.
A lifeguard proclaimed a shark had been spotted and also those patrolling the popular Coromandel of this.
A water lifesaving spokeswoman, Mackenzie Koppel, considered that as many as three sharks had been saw in water near where people were swimming at the beach.
None were believed to be particularly serious, she said.
However , because of Thursday’s fatal attack from Waihī Beach , there was a heightened sensitivity among beachgoers around fishes.
She considered it wasn’t uncommon for this proven shark activity off our seacoast at this time of year.
“In New Zealand, sharks are in our water but main tragic incident in Waihī keep their position understandably a little bit on edge. ”
It comes compared to two days after Kaelah Marlow kicked the bucket after being attacked by a shark at Waihī Beach.
The 19-year-old Hamilton lady friend was pulled from the water running, but succumbed to her injuries on a shore.
Pāuanui is about 73km north of Waihī.
A life-saver said the swimmers would be on sufferance back in the water only after half-hour had passed since the last established sighting.
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