WHERE'S MAMA? Couple recall shocking encounter with baby predator during leisurely swim
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: An Australian couple came face-to-face with a bull shark while they were out for a swim at a popular spot. Madi Jade, 24, and her boyfriend, Bryce Moll, were relaxing at Ross and Locke on the Mulgrave River, around 30 kilometers inland and south of Cairns, when they saw something moving in the water.
In the bizarre video captured by the shocked couple, a baby bull shark can be seen moving through the shallow water as the couple stands less than a meter from the shore. "I was in about up to my knee when I saw [a shark] was swimming towards me. It didn’t get close [because] I got out straight away!” the 24-year-old told Yahoo! News on Sunday, March 19. “We were very surprised when we saw it! The shark just kept swimming laps,” she added.
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'No more swimming days for me'
Two videos of the incredible moment were then shared on Jade's Facebook page in order to alert other individuals about the baby shark in the area and the clips eventually garnered thousands of views and over 700 comments. Bull sharks naturally move upstream and are present in the majority of Australian river systems, however, some viewers still thought the incident was "crazy" and tagged their friends to announce "no more swimming days for me."
“We’ve seen them at Aloomba (part of the Mulgrave) but not this far upstream, holy! That’s awesome,” someone said. “Omg such shallow waters. Also, I’ve never seen them there and we have been going to Ross and Locke for decades!” another wrote, while a third person declared there was “no risk.” “I thought everyone knew about them little sharks in Ross and Locke. I remember 15 years going tubing and in the deep, still sections you would see them swimming around,” another person commented.
Stella Berry's death
A horrific bull shark attack last month claimed the life of a 16-year-old Stella Berry while she was swimming with dolphins in the Swan River after jumping off a jet ski. DNA tests have confirmed that a bull shark was responsible for Berry's death. Her death is considered to be the first of its kind in a 100 years, which sparked significant shock and fear. In response, the Western Australian government has opted to expand its shark tagging program. An official said, “I think [Stella Berry's death] heightened the issue in the public's mind. The risk of a shark attack is not high, it's incredibly low.”
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