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UPDATE 3pm: Beaches at Meelup and along the Perth coast have been closed after shark sightings today. <\/p>\n
The Surf Life Saving WA Twitter account was busy today with tweets warning of shark sightings from Perth to Esperance and temporary beach closures. <\/p>\n
Lifesavers closed Meelup beach around 1pm after a 2.5m shark was spotted 50m off Castle Beach, Dunsborough. A shark measuring between 1.5m and 2m in length was spotted in shallow water off Busselton at 11.20am. <\/p>\n
Around noon, a 1.5m hammerhead shark was reported to be swimming off Rous Head. <\/p>\n
In Perth, Scarborough and Brighton beaches were closed after a 5m shark was spotted this morning. <\/p>\n
The Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter closed the beaches spotted a 5m white shark 100m off Brighton around 9.45am. They were reopened an hour later. <\/p>\n
A 4m white shark was spotted 20m from the entrance to Bandy Creek, Esperance at 1.45pm, following the sighting of a 3m shark at West Beach in the town at 11.30am. <\/p>\n
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Further north, lifesavers from Mullaloo and Sorrento club helped a 61-year-old beachgoer who collapsed this morning. An ambulance was called. <\/p>\n
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