Big Ol’ Shark Spotted At New Zealand Beach
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
A 23 ft shark spotted near a Christchurch beach in New Zealand forced lifesavers to clear the water on one of the busiest days of the year.
Life saving manager Dougal Holmes said South Brighton Beach was cleared after police reported a shark sighting near Waimairi Beach at 2pm yesterday and signs were put up to warn beachgoers.
He said the beach clearance was a precautionary measure only, as shark attacks were extremely rare.
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23 feet? So, either a basking shark or a typo about a 13′ white?
-NB
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23 feet GWS is very possible, we have seen a GWS 200 miles of the coast of Mauritius run parallel to our boat and it was between 2-4 feet longer, and it was a GWS. Not a fairy tale, don’t forget most of the ones seen in places like SA are adolescence sharks and they are between 12-15/16 feet, with 1 or 2 18 footers occasionally seen in the main cage dive locations