Shark attacks have led to the remainder of a World Surf League (WSL) competition in Western Australia to be abandoned. Two separate incidents less than four miles away from the Margaret River Pro event near Perth, combined with the presence of beached whales, led organisers to call off the event on Wednesday. WSL Commissioner Kieren Perrow said the "exceptional circumstances" involving "really aggressive shark behaviour in the area" had informed the decision. "The safety of our surfers is paramount and we've seen two fairly unique circumstances occur in the past few days," he said. [quote]We've had two attacks to the north of us and really aggressive shark behaviour in the area, and to the south we've had beached whales and those have been there quite a few weeks leading up to the event.

Source: Evening echo April 18, 2018 06:45 UTC