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A swimmer is missing and feared dead after no less than one shark mauled him just off a beach in Israel.
The person was, who was just just a few metres from the shore, reportedly heard screaming for help and was seen thrashing within the water moments before the water around him turned red in Hadera.
Footage believed to have been taken not much earlier appeared to indicate a dusky shark swimming past terrified beachgoers where the water was shallow enough to only go as much as their thighs.
Local authorities were quickly alerted to the attack and launched rescue efforts, however the man had still not been situated hours later.
Dusky and sandbar sharks are known to frequent the world presently of yr but usually are not known to attack humans and.
Experts say the animals are attracted by hot seawater pumped out of a close-by power plant after it’s used for the plant’s cooling systems.
An Israeli environmental organisation said the sharks likely feel threatened by the big variety of fishing vessels, divers, surfers, snorkelers and swimmers in the world.
‘Every winter, a novel phenomenon occurs in Israel, through which sharks and rays gather on the outlet of the nice and cozy waters of the ability stations,’ the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel said in a press release.
‘Within the case of such a captivating and public-attracting phenomenon, it might be appropriate to take conservation and safety measures for the general public, but over time, chaos has developed in the world.’
Israeli marine biologist Dr. Adi Barash told the Ynet news site after the incident: ‘Along with the indisputable fact that the conditions of the ocean, including the depth and currents within the water, weren’t suitable for swimming, a lot of people got here to the world, which created gatherings across the sharks — something that shouldn’t occur and may lead to attacks.’
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