{"id":919223,"date":"2026-10-07T09:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/919223\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T09:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T09:04:19","slug":"perth-beaches-reopened-days-after-being-deemed-too-unsafe-due-to-whale-carcass-attracting-shark-frenzy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/919223\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth beaches reopened days after being deemed too unsafe due to whale carcass attracting shark frenzy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The Perth beach that drew mammoth crowds to see a washed up decomposing whale and the shark frenzy it attracted has today been reopened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">The 13-metre, 31 tonne humpback whale, which hundreds of locals travelled from all over Perth to see, was removed last Thursday after washing up at South City Beach on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Despite its removal, testing revealed dangerous levels of bacteria remained at Town of Cambridge beaches, making them them too unsafe for swimmers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">But the council has announced that all its beaches, including City Beach and Floreat Beach, had been deemed safe and would now be reopened on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Dangerous levels of E. coli were detected in initial tests, but samples taken on Monday showed levels that were within acceptable limits.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/61cabd1c51c9c18264f6a11a5f6042ba4c9e3ade.jpg\" alt=\"The humpback whale had attracted huge crowds to the coast and led to the closure of beaches.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\"\/>Camera IconThe humpback whale had attracted huge crowds to the coast and led to the closure of beaches. Credit: Simon Hydzik\/7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cThe whale carcass has been removed and the affected beach area cleaned and remediated. Based on the latest laboratory results and advice from the Department of Health, recreational water activities can now safely resume,\u201d a council spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cBeachgoers should continue to remain mindful of the SharkSmart advice and follow all beach signs and directions from Rangers and lifeguards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Swimmers were quick to get back in the water Wednesday with multiple people seen having a morning dip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Town of Cottesloe beaches were reopened on Saturday, however the council <a class=\"css-445i33-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thewest.com.au\/politics\/local-government\/plans-to-install-cottesloe-shark-barrier-pushed-back-five-days-due-to-forecasted-weather-swell-c-22976189?fbclid=IwY2xjawUyUDlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMUNIeEp2dTZTekFQOW5zZEZzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeKzApF6hxIU20YPWNL2C8BjZhe83xYeLMauctgSYBX-rOn2WIOnzk-b7TBY0_aem_BWMZetUn97qOkCejqUwCYw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">called off the installation<\/a> of its shark barrier net which was planned for Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Beaches across the Town of Nedlands, including Swanbourne Beach, also reopened on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cOur beaches will reopen this morning, following the Town of Cambridge\u2019s decision to open all of their beaches today,\u201d a council spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Sharks continue to be spotted up the coastline, most recently a 1.5 metre unknown species spotted by the Surf Life Saving Westpac Helicopter at 9.30am on Tuesday at the Cove Surf Break off Cottesloe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Perth beach that drew mammoth crowds to see a washed up decomposing whale and the shark frenzy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":919224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[64,63,46,128,1042,45,338],"class_list":["post-919223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-perth","tag-science","tag-sharks","tag-wa-news","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919223","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=919223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/919224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=919223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=919223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=919223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}