Tradie shocked as shark found in floodwaters simply metres from Aussie homes: ‘So uncommon’

A tradie hired to aid fix the damages caused to homes by Cyclone Alfred was left shocked after identifying a bull shark travelling along in floodwater simply metres far from a building today.

Ben Thomas informed Yahoo News it’s clear that sharks populate Australian water however seeing among the killers where he swims daily in Tallebudgera Creek on the Gold Coast was absolutely nothing except “bizarre”.

“We were just working away and we looked out at the water, and there was a shark floating around,” he informed Yahoo regarding the discovery on Monday around 6 am. “We swim in the creek most days, and seeing one so close to the shore was so unusual.”

The shark showed up in the water for “a couple of hours” however there was no indicator of it when Ben returned today.

“I’ve seen hammerheads in there as a youngster walking across the bridge after a night out, we know they’re there, but it’s bizarre to see one almost on the beach.”

Sharks anticipated to stick around after tornado impacts off coastline

The worst of the tornado is the good news is over, and countless Aussies along the eastern coastline are currently cleaning themselves off to examine the damages triggered by the cyclone. However, speaking with Yahoo News before the tornado, an aquatic biologist cautioned that sharks will likely stick around in floodwater long after the hefty rains discontinues, with sharks drew in to the floodwaters as a result of the capacity of discovering food.

“It is likely that dead things get washed out of rivers during heavy rainfall. So obviously they are looking for a free lunch,” Professor Culum Brown from Macquarie University clarified.

“The other theory is that the freshwater plumes coming into the ocean bring with them lots of nutrients, which ultimately encourage plankton growth, which in turn attracts fish. The sharks then chase the fish.”

There have actually been research studies carried out in Sydney and Queensland that reveal bull sharks react to hefty rains and are “attracted to estuaries and rivers during and after heavy rainfall”, with one research study connecting a boost in the killers being captured in shark internet when rains goes beyond 100mm in between one and 8 days after the rainstorm.

For currently, the message continues to be the exact same– avoid of the water in the coming days.

“I’m not going for a swim anytime soon, put it that way,” Ben joked.

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