Great white spotted 10m from shore
Elle Farcic, The West Australian
December 17, 2012, 2:36 pm
Canal Rocks, Yallingup
The Department of Environment and Conservation is considering closing a Yallingup beach after a shark was sighted 10m from shore.
A 3m white shark was spotted in water off Canal Rocks at midday.
There were divers in the water at the time of the sighting.
A series of shark sightings led to the closure of four Perth beaches yesterday.Follow thewest.com.au on Twitter
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