Beaches have reopened on NSW’s mid-north coast after a shark mauled a bodyboarder.
Dale Carr, 38, is recovering in hospital after suffering leg, back and stomach injuries in the attack at Lighthouse beach on Saturday afternoon.
The Port Macquarie-Hastings Council says beaches reopened at 6am on Monday after extensive air patrols.
The council says it will continue to work closely with Surf Life Saving NSW to identify any public safety threats.
Carr was attacked by a suspected three-metre bull shark while body boarding with a friend.
Police officers said Carr was about 400m away from the Lighthouse beach clubhouse when he was attacked.
On Wednesday scientists and authorities will begin tagging the seven large sharks spotted in the area.
Further north at Ballina surfers and fishermen have pushed for a cull after 22 sightings of large sharks and three serious attacks, one of which killed Japanese surfer Tadashi Nakahara.
“These sharks are coming in waist-deep water sometimes, it’s a bit scary,” Ballina Mayor David Wright said.
“You can virtually see them in the breakers. It’s totally unprecedented.”
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