The closure will remain in force at least until 6pm on Thursday 27 June 2019, however further reviews will be conducted up until this date. Witnesses to this attack said one shark was mauling the 29-year-old while another one circled him. Mullaloo Beach has been closed by council rangers on Sunday morning, after an injured Australian sealion was found in the area. "Very lucky to be here, very lucky to be able to see my grandkids again.". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The decomposing whale carcass may continue to act as an attractant to sharks. The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) has issued a Regulation 44 closure notice for the area extending 2 kilometres north and 2 kilometres south of a humpback whale carcass ashore on rocks at Wyadup, Canal Rocks. Latest shark tweets @SLSWA. Motorcyclist killed in Atwell crash He says tests will be conducted on the surf ski to try to identify the type of shark responsible for the attack. Next time I watch the dolphins do the round em up and eat em thing, remind me not to sit there with my legs dangling over the sides. "The guy that actually picked the person [being attacked] out of the water paddled past the shark to go and pick his mate up," he said. We've had a few incidents over here over the years too: Lucky that there were other paddlers around. A buoy receiver used to alert authorities of nearby tagged sharks, broke free of its station off Scarborough Beach and was found on Peasholm Dog Beach. “It really surprised me - I just didn’t know what it was. Trevor Tann and his two daughters kept a vigil most of the day as the search combed every inch of the area. "I seriously thought it was a row of dolphins smashing into the ski," he said. “Next thing I know one of the guys came along and said, get on board matey, we’re going to the beach,” he said. The closure will remain in force at least until 6pm on Thursday 3 January 2019, when a further review will be conducted. "Soon as I saw his tail and thrashing around with the ski coming right out of the water, I said it's time to get out of here so in defiance I threw my paddle at him and started to swim away," he said. There was a group of five on surf skis when Mr Kane, 62, was rammed by the three metre shark, 150 metres offshore. A shark ADVICE has been issued due to a whale carcass being reported at Canal Rocks Beach, near Yallingup. Fisheries advise a fisher has reported that a 5 metre white shark attacked a crab pot at Saxon Reef in Warnbro Sound around 8am. Close. Mr Kane says he did not think he would survive. Police know that Mr Tann left his uncle's Mullaloo home on Tuesday, stopped at a nearby Brumbies store and then went to the beach. Officers from Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions have assessed the whale carcass at Wyadup Beach, which is slowly decomposing. A Fisheries boat has now found the damaged ski and will examine it to try to determine what sort of shark it was. “Certainly the force has thrown him out of the ski. The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions has extended the Regulation 44 closure for the area extending two kilometres north and two kilometres south of a humpback whale carcass ashore on rocks at Wyadup, Canal Rocks. This closure will remain in force at least until 6pm on Thursday 11 October 2018, when a further review will be conducted. The 62-year-old grandfather initially thought he had been hit by a jet ski and he heard a loud bang and crunching sound. “I suspect that its teeth were caught up in that and it was too bothered trying to get rid of the ski to chase me, so I’m very very happy that was the case. This closure does not apply to vessels. Some tagged shark detections also trigger beach closures because most tagged specimens are now estimated to be at least 2m long. 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