On Sunday, a two-meter jumping shark "photo-bombed" a surfing competition in Australia. The shark was seen by several onlookers leaping in and out of the water near Coffs Harbour. Steph Bellamy, a local resident caught the moment on camera.
Australia surfers 'photobombed' by spinner shark https://t.co/cxXc0Euhg4 pic.twitter.com/TxWpMk86Ml
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The incident where a shark was seen "photo-bombing" an Australian surfing competition occurred at the annual Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club competition at Macauley's Beach, about 340 miles north of Sydney, BBC News reported.
"The shark actually jumped twice, [the shark] 'photo-bombed' big time, then went on its way," Bellamy said. "It breached [the surface] once, and it breached again, and that was the shot that I got. It was all in the blink of an eye. I could hear people asking 'What was that?'... I didn't realize it was a shark until I zoomed in on the picture."
After 47-year-old Bellamy took the picture of a shark "photo-bombing" a surfing competition in Australia, she immediately showed the image to organizers. The National Post said the photo proved that the split-second disturbance had not been caused by a dolphin or tuna. Bellamy added the surfers were called out of the water. And after 15 minutes, most surfers returned and the competition continued.
"Nobody was rattled. Everybody was really cool and blown away that I got the shot," Bellamy said.
Bellamy's image was confirmed by a James Cook University shark expert, Colin Simpfendorfer. The Huffington Post reported the expert said the shark was possibly a spinner shark, which is common in the region and is known to jump from the water. Simpfendorfer also estimated the size of the shark and said it was about 2 meters or 7 feet long.
The shark that had "photo-bombed" an Australian surfing competition was identified as a spinner shark. According to The Independent UK, spinner sharks can grow to nearly three meters long and can be usually found in tropical and warm temperate waters worldwide.
When the shark "photo-bombed" the competition in Australia, there was no immediate danger, Bellamy said. She added the shark was apparently chasing a fish. Spinner sharks are generally found north of Jervis Bay and can reach a maximum length of 9 feet.
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