Public pool closed to swimmers after injured marine predator transferred for observation by wildlife expertsA juvenile great white shark was rescued after washing up on a Sydney beach – and given a new temporary home in a nearby public swimming pool. The shark, which washed ashore on Manly beach in Sydney’s north about midday, appeared to be injured and onlookers alerted marine rescue and lifeguards. Manly Sea Life Sanctuary told Fairfax the shark was placed in the pool for observation and would probably stay there until Tuesday. #7News pic.twitter.com/L0ScZT5XGlAlex Martiniuk told the ABC she had seen the shark getting moved from the beach to the nearby pool using a sling. “It was a fair size.”Not everyone was impressed with the spectacle: “Terrified beachgoers forced to flee the water after a dangerous shark washed up,” the Daily Mail reported.

Source: The Guardian September 11, 2017 09:49 UTC