BROULEE BEACH (AUSTRALIA)- Broulee Beach off Sydney’s south coast has been shut after a beached whale attracted sharks to the area.
The juvenile humpback whale had an injured fin and was stranded on the rock. Over a hundred beachgoers gathered to watch, while lifesavers tried to free the whale. A helicopter spotted two 3.5 metre sharks from the sky. Lifesavers cleared the beach, which was full of 200 people. One of the sharks attacked the whale and in the end killed it.
The beach will stay closed until further notice.
See the remarkable photos of Herald Sun photographer Alex Coppel on Perth Now, who happened to be on holiday on the beach and brought his camera.