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The NSRI and the Bitou Municipality are advising the public to exercise caution on the Keurbooms River and along the Plettenberg Bay coastline due to shark activity.
NSRI spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, said their Plettenberg Bay duty crew on a routine exercise, came across white shark in the Keurbooms River about 300 metres upstream.
He said the shark is approximately 3.5 metres in length and was spotted about halfway between the river mouth and the N2 bridge.
Lambinon said it was unusual to find a shark in the river itself, with a marine scientist at the South African Shark Incident Committee suspecting that the shark may be ill or disorientated.
“The warning is a precaution to alert the public of the presence of a shark in the Keurbooms River and a reminder that at this time of year sharks are known to feed inshore along the coastline,” he said.
Lambinon said increased shark activity has been noticed along the Plettenberg Bay coastline and caution is advised.
