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07/07/16 02:00pm EMAIL THIS TO A FRIENDCARCASS REMOVED. BEACH REMAINS CLOSED **UPDATED - CARCASS REMOVED. BEACH REMAINS CLOSED** A shark ADVICE remains in place for the area between Quininup and Wilyabrup, due to a whale carcass washed ashore at Honeycombs Surfing Spot, north of Gracetown earlier this week. The carcass has now been removed, however Honeycombs Beach remains closed, and will remain closed until further notice. Situation: The whale carcass was reported by a member of the public to the Department of Parks and Wildlife at approximately noon Monday. Although it has now been removed, it is possible some leaching from the decomposing carcass occured during clean up, will act as an attractant that could lead to sharks coming close in to shore along this stretch of coast. While it's not uncommon for sharks to be present off the Western Australian coast throughout the year, people should exercise additional caution while the whale carcass remains close to shore. |