What appears to be a shark was captured leaping from the water during the Coffs Harbour Boardriders contest at Macauley’s on Sunday.
A PHOTO has surfaced of what appears to be a shark leaping from the water during a surf contest in Coffs Harbour.
The shark reportedly leaped into the air twice on Sunday as the mums of the Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club were in the water during a special one-off heat off Macauleys Headland.
Landing metres from a number of competitors, the shark caused a frenzy in the water as the mothers club quickly paddled to the safety of the shoreline.
“It was real,” surfer Sharni Winkler said.
“My arms are so sore from paddling back into shore, but at least I still have arms,” she joked.
The photo was taken by Steph Bellamy, who was watching on at the time.
Some bystanders said they initially thought it was a tuna or large pelagic fish leaping from the surf, but those in the water say there was no mistaking it was a shark.
The species of shark is unconfirmed at this stage with suggestions it may have been a spinner shark, a thresher or a mako.
source: whitsundaytimes.com.au
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