2pm: Lifeguards have closed North Head beach again after the second sighting of sharks on January 4. A Lifeguards Australia spokesman said two sharks were sighted. Lifeguards are patrolling in jet skiis.
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11am: Both beaches have been reopened after lifeguards checked on jet skiis.
9.24am: Moruya North Head and the main Moruya Beach, at South Head, remain closed on the morning of Friday, January 4 after an earlier sighting of a group of sharks.
Lifeguards Australia CEO Stan Wall said the precaution was taken after the Department of Primary Industries notified that a group of sharks of unknown size and species was seen near North Head at about 7.30am on January 4, 2019.
“It is just a precaution,” Mr Wall said.
Lifeguard crews were patrolling the beaches on jet skiis and if no sharks were sighted the beaches would be open.
“We are clearing the area now to make sure before we open,” Mr Wall said.
Lifeguards also closed Narooma Beach on January 4 due to dangerous conditions.
“Yesterday we had a change in the swell direction which resulted in a number of rescues,” Mr Wall said.
A person was also treated for a dislocated knee at Tuross Head on January 3 and paramedics were called.
Mr Wall urged swimmers to keep to patrolled beaches and swim between the flags.
January is a common time for shark notifications in Moruya. In 2017 North Head on January 11 was closed after a large shark was seen. It was closed earlier that month for the same reason.