Young fishermen capture an ENORMOUS deadly bull shark in a river where children regularly swim and splash in the water – and pull NINE babies from it’s stomach
- A group of fishermen pulled out a giant bull shark from the Hastings River, NSW
- The shark was hauled up by a hook as nine babies spilled out of her stomach
- The photo divided social media with many praising the man for killing the animal
A group of young fishermen caught a pregnant bull shark and were stunned to find she was carrying nine babies in her stomach.
The four friends had been fishing in the Hastings River, around 50km west of Port Macquarie on New South Wales’ north coast when they reeled in the huge beast.
The river is a hot spot for locals with many swimming or water-skiing, despite several sightings of sharks in the area.
A group of fishermen pulled out a giant bull shark from the Hastings River, along New South Wales’ north coast
After reeling in the huge beast, the fishermen discovered the shark had been carrying nine babies inside her stomach
Photos of the shark were shared to Facebook, showing the large shark that measured around two metres.
As the fishermen cut open the shark’s stomach, they were shocked to see nine babies spilling out onto the ground.
The pictures sparked a heated debate online with some praising the fishermen, whilst others said they were in the wrong.
‘Just leave them be for God sake. If you really think they’re that scary don’t go in the water. It’s their home not yours,’ one person commented.
‘Absolutely unnecessary,’ another wrote.
Others praised the fishermen for killing the deadly shark.
‘Kill em all! Hang em high! You don’t want to be swimming in the Hastings river with that thing!’ one wrote.
The photos divided social media with some slamming them for pulling out the shark, whilst others praised them from making the river a safer place
‘Good one. We’ll be better off without it,’ another said.
Bull sharks are commonly found along Australia’s east coast as well as in parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
They are considered to be one of the three most deadly sharks in the world, along with white and tiger sharks.
Bull sharks can grow up to two-and-half-metres long and weigh up to 130 kilograms.
Within the last few years, there has been several sightings of sharks in the Hastings River.
In 1947, a 12-year-old boy died after he was attacked by a bull shark.
Two years ago, Wauchope resident Dylan Perry said he and his friends reeled in four bull sharks from the river.
Another shark hunter, Chris Micallef, caught four sharks in two weeks in 2016 and says there was nearly a dozen others that got away.