The appearance of a dolphin with shark jaw marks on Australia It raised an alert among the authorities that closed several beaches north of Sydney and canceled Ironman and other surfing competitions that were going to take place, for fear of possible attacks. As it was known, several of these animals hurt the creature.
Although two sharks could originally be seen in a video attacking this mammal off the coast of the oceanic nation, in the photos that emerged the mark of at least five jaws was observed. “After the attack occurred, the lifeguards removed people from the water and canceled a surf festival that was agreed upon,” the organization said. of Lifeguards of this region of Australiawho added that “a drone monitors the activity of these fish in the area and has already sighted several near the beach.”
This week, in one of the two main closed areas, an event was taking place that was going to bring together various activities, including the start of an Ironman-type marathon, but the situation with the sharks made them decide to postpone the event so indefinite. Despite the fear, shark attacks are very rare in Australia: in 2021 there was a death from this situation and it was the first attack in Sydneysince 1963.
What happened
At the time the sharks attacked the dolphin, there were many people who were enjoying the day in the ocean and who were surprised by the rapid and violent act. Some of these individuals were close to the area and were able to give more details, such as the size of one of the animals that killed the mammal.
“I was 20 meters from the beach when I saw a dolphin pass by one side and a shadow on the other. When I turned around, I saw that there was a three-meter bull shark that didn’t even look at me, it was going straight for its prey.”said one of the witnesses.
