Dead whale closes popular South African beach amid shark concerns
by Reuters from on (#YMYG)
Strand Beach near Cape Town has been shut as experts fear the corpse of the 14 metre whale may attract sharks
A South African beach popular with Christmas holidaymakers has been closed until the carcass of a beached whale is removed amid concerns its blood may attract sharks, the City of Cape Town said.
Local media described it as a humpback whale measuring over 14 metres (46 feet) in length and said two sharks had been spotted in the area.
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