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Watch: Massive shark spotted metres from shore at popular Perth swimming beach

Perth beachgoers at a popular beach had a close call when a large tiger shark made is way into the shallows on Monday evening. The shark was first spotted by Surf Life Saving WA at Mullaloo Beach just after 6pm with beachgoers evacuated from the water as the terrifying visitor, known as Trevor to locals, swam around their legs. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Shark spotted at WA’s Mullaloo Beach. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Drone photographer Toby Nicol was on hand to capture dramatic footage of the shark making its way up and down the beach. “After seeing reports that our local 2.5m tiger shark nicknamed ‘Trevor’ was doing the rounds at Mullaloo today, I headed over after work,” Nicol said on Instagram. “After many laps of the beach es north and south of Mullaloo I found Trev at Whitfords beach and followed him to Pinaroo Point where this close encounter happened.” Nicol’s drone captures a cool-headed woman in waist-deep water catching a glimpse of the shark ...

Perth shark expert reveals what could have been behind dead southern eagle ray caught in Swan River

A Perth shark expert has revealed what he believes is likely to have eaten half a stingray pulled to shore by a Swan River angler at the weekend. Liam Kenny was enjoying a morning fish on Sunday when he hooked onto a southern eagle ray, but when he finally reeled it in found it had huge bite marks taken out of it. Graphic images of the decimated ray were shared online, where many guessed the amateur fisher had just split the catch with a bull shark , which are known to frequent local waters. Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Poring over the pictures, Murdoch University’s Adrian Gleiss leaned towards that being the correct theory. “It’s very difficult to say but most likely is a bull shark,” he told 7NEWS.com.au, adding “I wouldn’t rule out a bronze whaler”. A marine expert believes a bull shark is most likely to have attacked this ray. Credit: Liam Kenny Liam Kenny described it as “easily the craziest thing I’ve seen”. Credit: Liam Kenny Based on the bite...