PHOTO: Lee Howes from the Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club.
Organisers of this weekend’s Nobbys to Newcastle ocean swim say they’re going ahead with the event, despite concerns following yesterday’s shark sighting.
A spokesperson says event volunteers will follow an evacuation protocol if a shark is spotted during the swim.
“We’ve got three jet skis, we’ve got five IRBs I’ve got every available person from Newcastle Surf Club on a board or a ski so there’s no way I would put anybody in the water and put them at risk,” says Lee Howes from the Newcastle Surf Life Saving Club.
A two-to-three metre shark was spotted off Nobbys at around midday yesterday.
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