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South Wales Argus
06-05-2025
- General
- South Wales Argus
Another shark sighting on mid Wales coast near Aberdyfi
After a shark - believed to be a juvenile porbeagle shark - was seen by visitors to Aberystwyth over the weekend, a further sighting was made by visitors to Aberdyfi on Sunday afternoon. The shark was reported by social media users swimming in the waters of the estuary near the Penhelig pub. Some speculated that it was the same shark that had been sighted a few days before, but this has not been confirmed. Writing online on Saturday, HM Coastguard Aberystwyth had confirmed the first sighting of a shark in local waters on Friday afternoon, which was the third call-out for the service that day. A post on the service's Facebook page read: "HM Coastguard Aberystwyth were tasked for a 3rd time at approximately 1730hrs at the request of MRCC Milford Haven to assist the British Divers Marine Life Rescue with a 2m long juvenile Porbeagle shark swimming in the area between the pier and the bandstand that was thought to be ill/injured and in danger of beaching itself. "The CRT were tasked to provide safety cover for BDMLR and also to provide a bit of crowd control to ensure no members of the public put themselves in harms way, or inadvertently caused the shark further distress. "After low tide and no further sightings, 'mini jaws' had seemingly made it out of the bay and so the CRT were stood down."
Cambrian News
06-05-2025
- General
- Cambrian News
Beachgoers told not to approach shark after two spottings
They said in a social media post: "HM Coastguard Aberystwyth were tasked at the request of MRCC Milford Haven to assist the British Divers Marine Life Rescue with a two metre long juvenile Porbeagle shark swimming in the area between the pier and the bandstand that was thought to be ill/injured and in danger of beaching itself.
