{"id":533477,"date":"2026-03-11T14:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/533477\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:41:09","slug":"sharks-spotted-inside-netted-zone-at-balmoral-baths-as-swimmers-scramble-from-the-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/533477\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks spotted inside netted zone at Balmoral Baths as swimmers scramble from the water."},"content":{"rendered":"

Mosman Collective has received images of a large bait ball in the Baths on Wednesday at lunchtime.<\/p>\n

Both the Baths and the Beach were closed by local authorities until further notice.<\/p>\n

Another eyewitness, wishing to remain anonymous, saw two sharks measuring 1.5m and 1m.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to know how they found their way inside the netted area,\u201d he told Mosman Collective.<\/p>\n

\u201cA few blokes reckon they got in through the gap between the top of the net and the jetty boardwalk at high tide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter told Mosman Collective he was preparing for his morning swim around 10:30am when a passerby advised him not to enter the water.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw the shark with my own eyes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe water was especially clear this morning, and the sun made it easy to see the bottom.<\/p>\n

\u201cI estimate the shark was 1m \u2013 1.5m, but I couldn\u2019t tell what kind it was \u2013 or how it got there!\u201d<\/p>\n

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A diver searches for two sharks that found their way into Balmoral Baths on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

A Mosman council spokesperson said a specialist diver has inspected the area in and around the baths for signs of sharks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWarning signs have also been placed on the shore and barricades placed in front of the baths to alert members of the public,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNets in the area were inspected in the past month as part of routine maintenance.<\/p>\n

\u201cFurther inspections will take place once the water quality improves, as it is presently murky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mosman Collective has received images of a large bait ball in the Baths on Wednesday at lunchtime. Both…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":533478,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[264802,64,63,128,338],"class_list":["post-533477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-shark_net","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533477"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533477\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}