Swimmers scatter after shark sighting

Swimmers were sent scurrying from the surf after a shark was sighted at Sydney's northern beaches today.

A lifesaver spotted the 1m-2m bronze whaler 200m from shore at Palm Beach at 10.40am (AEDT), forcing the closure of the packed beach. Palm Beach surf club president Jason Millett said there was up to 70 people in the water and about 200 more on the beach. The beach was reopened after lifesavers shepherded the shark out of the area. Mr. Millett said the shark sighting was routine and that there are no man-eating sharks off the northern beaches. "The water's really clean at the moment so we've got a lot of marine activity around the rocks and they just come in for the small fish they eat," he said.
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