Hunt for the shark ... lifesavers patrol Dee Why beach. Photo: Mackenzie Price <\/p>\n
SEARCH and rescue teams will scour the northern beaches again after a 2.5-metre shark closed two popular swimming spots. <\/p>\n
In the second brush with a shark on a NSW beach in the past three days, an off-duty Warringah Council lifeguard, Danny Sheather, was knocked off his board while surfing at Dee Why about 12.45pm on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Mr Sheather did not see what hit him but noticed a 30-centimetre chunk out of the bottom of his board when he returned to shore. <\/p>\n
\"The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter spotted a 2.5-metre white shark at the southern end of Dee Why\". Photo: Mackenzie Price <\/p>\n
''It looked like something had come up and rammed him from underneath,'' Steve Downman, a Warringah Council lifeguard supervisor, said. Dee Why and Long Reef beaches were immediately closed. <\/p>\n
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The Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter soon spotted a 2.5-metre white shark at the south end of Dee Why. <\/p>\n
Despite lifesavers' efforts it could not be moved on, so both beaches remained closed all afternoon. <\/p>\n
''The boat attempted to shepherd the shark away from shallow water,'' Stephen Leahy, the chief executive of the helicopter service, said. ''It wasn't deterred whatsoever, which is unusual.'' <\/p>\n
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