Sharks to be hunted down and killed after two attacks in consecutive days

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sharks will be hunted down and killed after two swimmers were critically injured in attacks in the waters of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Man taken to helicopter after shark attack at Cape Cod “It is possible that there’s more than one shark involved in these unfortunate events,” Fisheries Queensland manager Jeff Krause told Australian Broadcasting Corp. “We don’t normally go out and search for any sharks that may have been involved in a shark attack, but due to the nature of these multiple attacks, Fisheries Queensland is going to deploy three drum lines in a bid to try and catch some of the sharks in that area,” he added. Daryl McPhee, a shark expert at Bond University, said that while the likelihood of being attacked by a shark was slim, the Great Barrier Reef has a higher population of sharks than other areas.