By ADAM SANTAROSSAJan. 11, 2015, 11 a.m. <\/p>\n
NEWCASTLE: Lifesavers watch the coastline on Sunday after a 5m great white shark closed beaches. <\/p>\n
SOURCE: NEWCASTLE HERALD <\/p>\n
LIFESAVERS continue to pore over the city's coastline on Sunday morningafter a five-metre great white shark closed all Newcastle's beaches on Saturday.<\/p>\n
All Newcastle Beaches were shut on Saturday afternoon following the sighting.<\/p>\n
Nobbys and Stockton have re-opened on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
Initially, Newcastle was the only beach remaining open as the strip from Bar Beach to Merewether was closed following the initial sighting at 1pm. <\/p>\n
Lifeguards spotted a five-metre Great White around 1pm and promptly pulled swimmers from the water. <\/p>\n
The entire coastline was closed after asecond alarm, at Newcastle beach, sounded about 4.30pm.<\/p>\n
Beaches will remain closed, possibly into Sunday morning, if the shark remains in the region. <\/p>\n
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