Shark fear grips Adelaide after "Jaws" sighting
Another Adelaide beach was evacuated today after two sharks were spotted around Henley Jetty.
The pair of bronze whalers is the latest in a string of sightings off the coast of Adelaide, with at least 12 sharks spotted in the past three days alone.
Lifeguards confirmed the beach had been shut down, as the sharks estimated at two metres and four metres in length moved towards the shallows.
Another two metre shark was seen in the same area later in the afternoon. It is not known if it was the same bronze whaler seen earlier in the day.
Authorities have said the total number of reported sightings have almost doubled compared to last year.
On Sunday, a seven-metre great white shark was photographed off Marino Rocks, 17km from Henley Beach.
“It's the biggest I’ve ever seen,” wrote the Westpac helicopter crewmember who snapped photos of the beast.
They nick-named the shark 'Jaws' due to its impressive size - the record for the largest shark caught on camera is six metres.
The size estimate sparked a debate over social media, but officials insist the monster fish was correctly measured.
“We know it's six plus metres, in comparison to the size of our jet boat,” Andy Bedford from Surf Life Saving South Australia told 7 News.
On the same day, a man photographed a four metre great white as it curiously circled his boat off the coast of North Haven.
Yesterday, Adelaide man Jarryd Maddern photographed a shark more than five metres long off Kangaroo Island.
““Unreal experience, she just hung round the boat for about 40 minutes before swimming off,” he wrote on Facebook.
Last week two anglers from Esperance in Western Australia hauled in two giant sharks off the state's north coast.
The photos caused a stir on social media, attracting attention from around the world.
Joshua Butterworth and Jethro Bonnichta said they caught 30 sharks over the 10-day fishing trip, including a huge hammerhead and an even bigger tiger shark.
After reeling in the giants, the men took photos with them before safely releasing them back to their natural habitat.
There have been 56 shark sightings this summer, up from 30 last year.
Mr Bedford said that technology and social media contributes to the number of sighting
“The fact that everyone's got a phone and they're prepared to film it and post it, we will probably see more reports, I don't think we'll see more sharks,” he said.
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