Newcastle beaches closed after multiple shark sightings
Two Newcastle beaches have been closed after multiple sharks were seen in the area.
Lifeguards using a drone camera spotted two sharks in waters just 20 metres off Nobby's Beach about 10am today.
Swimmers were directed to come into shore as authorities worked to determine if any other sharks were in the area.
Nobby's and Newcastle Beaches were closed today after three sharks were spotted just metres from shore. 9News
Lifeguards used jetskis to usher the sharks out to sea. 9News
Authorities say a third shark was sighted a short time later.
"They're perhaps an inquisitive type of shark and if you're in their territory they want to know why," Hunter Surf Life Saving President Henry Scruton said.
Both Nobby's Beach and neighbouring Newcastle Beach have been closed as a precaution and members of NSW Surf Life Saving spent the afternoon ushering the sharks back out to sea.
This is the first season NSW SLC has used the Department of Primary Industries shark drones to monitor for sharks.
"This technology, the drones, now give the opportunity to forewarn us or give us the heads up there is a possibility of an interaction," Mr Scruton said.
The beaches will remain closed for the rest of today at least.
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