Overview

• Surfer Brad Ross was launched from his board when a shark bit through it, snapping the surfboard in two while leaving him uninjured.
• Surf Life Saving NSW, Tweed Shire Council and Australian Lifeguard Service lifeguards closed the unpatrolled beach after a Triple-0 call alerted authorities to the incident.
• At 9:52 am, a five-metre great white was caught on a SMART drumline near Norries Headland and released unharmed as part of the monitoring program.
• UAVs and drones have been deployed along the NSW Far North Coast to track shark movements and warn the public to avoid entering the water.
• Experts link the surge in shark encounters at Cabarita Beach to seasonal whale migration and baitfish movements drawing predators closer to shore.