A shark has been spotted off a Newcastle beach a day after a shark bit someone at Merewether Beach. <\/p>\n
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water ... <\/p>\n
With several Newcastle beaches already closed due to rough weather, a shark sighting has prompted lifeguards to give swimmers a double reminder about taking the plunge. <\/p>\n
A 1.8-metre shark has been spotted off Bar Beach on Friday morning, while a person was bitten by a small shark at nearby Merewether Beach on Thursday night. <\/p>\n
Several Newcastle beaches had already been closed on Friday by lifeguards due to rough seas, but signs have since been erected warning of shark sightings. <\/p>\n
A City of Newcastle Council spokesperson said the person bitten by a shark on Thursday appears to have minor injuries to the leg. <\/p>\n
\"We're getting all of this third hand because it was not reported to our lifeguards, they were off duty at the time, but someone was reportedly bitten by a bull shark, or the person thought it was a two foot (61cm) bull shark,\" she told AAP on Friday. <\/p>\n
\"I have also seen a picture on social media of the person's leg with a few little holes in it. So not to downplay it because any kind of shark bite is serious, but it's very minor.\" <\/p>\n
Beaches around Newcastle were shut for a record nine days in January after repeated sightings of a five-metre great white shark, nicknamed Bruce. <\/p>\n
Lifeguards will continue to warn swimmers about the recent sightings and patrol on jet skis to keep an eye out for further activity. <\/p>\n
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