Newcastle's beaches remain closed due to a shark, nicknamed Bruce, that is disrupting swimmers. <\/p>\n
A five-metre great white shark, nicknamed Bruce, has failed to keep Newcastle beachgoers from dipping their toes, and more, into the water. <\/p>\n
The problem is, it's summer, it's stinking hot and it's school holidays. <\/p>\n
Beaches in the coastal NSW city remain closed for a record sixth consecutive day on Thursday after further sightings of the huge shark, first spotted on Saturday at Merewether Beach. <\/p>\n
But scores of swimmers and surfers defied warnings and have taken to the water at Newcastle's beaches on Wednesday, when the mercury hit a high of 34 degrees, and Thursday, when it reached 28C. <\/p>\n
The last confirmed sighting of the shark was at Nobbys Beach on Wednesday afternoon when more than 50 swimmers and surfers reportedly hit the water at Newcastle Beach. <\/p>\n
Lifeguards continued their patrols on Thursday. <\/p>\n
\"The lifeguards there are doing their best to inform people of the danger and to keep them out of the water, but on a day like yesterday when it was 35 degrees and such a good day, it's hard to keep them out,\" said Nobbys Beach lifeguard Isaac Morgan. <\/p>\n
\"If we see people swimming in the water, we try and direct them over to the baths,\" he said. <\/p>\n
Lifeguards and hotel guides have been directing bathers to the city's two natural ocean pools - Merewether Ocean Baths and Newcastle Ocean Baths. <\/p>\n
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