Swimmers flee shark at beach
Swimmers fled the water at Sumner beach yesterday when a threemetre shark was seen swimming close to the shore.
The alarm was raised at 11 a.m. Swimmers did not re-enter the water for 45 minutes. The shark was last seen heading south towards Cave Rock and a search by an inflatable rescue boat crew failed to find any further trace of it Lifeguards made seven
rescues yesterday and at times were under severe pressure because most life-savers were competing in the Canterbury regional championships. Five persons were plucked from a rip at South Brighton beach and two teen-agers were rescued from another rip at New Brighton.
In all cases the swimmers had been outside the flagged area, and the rip at New Brighton had signposted.
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Press, 10 February 1986, Page 5
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130Swimmers flee shark at beach Press, 10 February 1986, Page 5
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