Sharks Attack Rowers
Illawarra Mercury
Monday March 13, 2000
Two school rowing crews were involved in shark attacks on a suburban river in as many days, police said.
On Thursday afternoon, a shark snapped at the oars of a school boat on Parramatta River, near Gladesville, in Sydney's north, a police spokesman said.
And on Friday, a shark almost overturned a boatload of Scots College rowers in the same area, puncturing the vessel's hull.
A police spokeswoman said the shark attacked the crew, who were returning to their shed, about 20m from shore.
The crew saw the shark's fin heading towards the boat and then felt it strike the boat, she said.
Police will meet Sydney Waterways Authority and Fisheries Department members to discuss the future of the shark, or sharks, over the next few days, she said.
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