South Australian Police warns of 3m shark at Noarlunga Jetty days after attack on Richard Vinall

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South *********** Police warns of 3m shark at Noarlunga Jetty days after attack on Richard Vinall

A shark has been sighted at the very same spot of a gruesome shark attack just days earlier.

The South *********** Police reported on Sunday morning an estimated three-metre shark had been sighted at Noarlunga Jetty, a popular swimming and fishing spot about 33km south of the Adelaide CBD.

On Thursday, a shark attacked swimmer Richard Vinall at the jetty, putting him in hospital in a serious condition.

Mr Vinall, aged in his 60s, was bitten on the thigh about 9.45am.

He was pulled from the water and treated at the scene by paramedics and then taken to Flinders Hospital in a serious condition.

The alarming incident follows a spate of shark attacks that have hit South Australia, including fatal attacks.

In January, 28-year-old surfer Lance Appleby was taken by a shark at Granites Beach in Streaky Bay in the Eyre Peninsula.

Adelaide teenager Khai Cowley was killed in an attack off Ethel Beach in December, 2023.

Camera IconAnother shark has been spotted at Port Noarlunga Jetty. Picture Mark Brake Credit: News Corp Australia

In October that year, Tod Gendle was killed while he was surfing near Streaky Bay, with a huge 4m great white thought to be the culprit.

In May 2023, teacher Simon Baccanello was believed to have been killed by a shark while surfing at Walkers Rock near Ellison on the state’s west coast.On Sunday morning, the South *********** government announced shark patrols along the state’s coastline would be extended until the June long weekend.

The government cited “unseasonably warm weather and an increase in shark sightings at popular beaches” for the extension.

Fixed-wing surveillance aircraft patrols will continue to monitor beaches on weekenders from North Haven to Rapid Bay, and on the south coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula between Waitpinga Beach, east of Victor Harbor, and the Murray Mouth.

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The aircraft siren has been activated more than 90 times this season, indicating that there were either people in the water or on the beach in the vicinity of the sighting, the government said.

Surf Life Saving SA is also rolling out trauma kits and shark sighting boards across regional communities as part of a broader shark mitigation package.

“In the coming days, we will be announcing the installation of new shark signage in regional locations as well as the first delivery of trauma kits – all important lifesaving resources and tailored solutions we believe will make a real difference, both for locals and visitors, in these remote coastal communities,” Surf Life Saving SA CEO Damien Marangon said.

 

“We’re also proactively and positively working with State Government on future safety measures to help keep swimmers safe along our metropolitan coastline.”

Since November, surveillance aircraft crews have conducted 450 flights and notched 1200 hours in the air.

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