People swim metres from site of deadly great white shark attack in 'very dangerous area'
dailystar.co.ukgreat white shark.Scuba instructor Simon Nellist, 35, was killed in the horrifying attack yesterday (February 16) in the first fatal attack in the area for 59 years.The shark attacked Simon while he was training for an open sea swim while horrified onlookers could only scream from the rocks.The shark attacked Simon from below leaving him with "catastrophic injuries" with the coastguard not able to reach him in time.
As a result of the savage attack, Australian police closed the beach however remarkably some people have ignored warnings and returned to the water.7 News reports that up to 40 swimmers were in the sea at nearby Coogee at 8am this morning before police asked them to leave.
Meanwhile, members of a golf club that overlooks Little Bay where the attack took place have said that it has always been dangerous to swim there due to the number of sharks that frequent it.
One member told Australian media that is far from uncommon to see sharks swimming just meters from the cliffs. Another said that the area of cliffs where Simon was killed is known to be 'very dangerous' as it's not protected from the open ocean by the natural bay.
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