The seven metre shark spotted off the coast of South Australia. Photo posted to Facebook by Shark Alerts South Australia
A seven-metre great white shark has been spotted off Adelaide's coast by a helicopter patrol.
The shark was seen 100 metres offshore at the Marino Rocks, a Shark Alerts South Australia Facebook post says.
Nearby Nippers events were cancelled and swimmers evacuated from the water.
"It's the biggest I've ever
seen as a crew member in the Westpac chopper. We put it down as 7m - the photo really doesn't do it justice," an unnamed crew member wrote.
The pictures caused a stir on social media, with some swearing never to step foot in the ocean again, and others arguing the great white was unlikely to be that large and labelling the sighting a "fisherman's tale".
