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Two Margaret River pro surfers fear for safety after shark attacks near Gracetown, Western Australia . . .
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-17/b ... tion=sport
Two of the world's top surfers say they do not feel comfortable competing in Western Australia's Margaret River region in the wake of two shark attacks that happened just hours and a few kilometres apart. A shark warning remains in place for waters between Kilcarnup and North Point near Margaret River on the state's South West coast after the attacks yesterday.
The Margaret River Pro international surfing event was taking place about 15 kilometres away and was put on hold for an hour following the first attack, before resuming with extra patrols and drones to look out for sharks.
The joint World Surf League (WSL) ratings leader, Italo Ferreira, took to social media to voice his concern.
"Two shark attacks in less than 24 hours here in Australia, just a few kilometres from where the event is being held," the Brazilian surfer said on Instagram. "Very dangerous, don't you think? Is the safety of athletes not priority? We've had multiple alerts. Life goes [on] more than that! I hope it doesn't happen to any of us. I don't feel comfortable training and competing in places like this."
Fellow Brazilian professional surfer Gabriel Medina also posted his concerns on Instagram, saying he did not feel safe training and competing in areas where anything could happen at any time.
Medina and Australian surfer Mick Fanning were plucked from the water at Jeffreys Bay in South Africa in July 2017 after a three-metre shark was spotted nearby.
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