Shark Washes Up on Shore After Twin Cyclones Hit Australia
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Photostock/Thinkstock(SYDNEY) — Sharknado has happened in Australia. Well, sort of.
A shark washed up on the shore of an east coast Australian beach after Cyclone Marcia smashed the Queensland coast on Friday.
A local from Lennox Head posted a photo of the shark on Facebook.
The shark is an approximately four-foot Dusky Whaler Shark, local Victor Leto wrote on Facebook.
In comments under the photo, he said it’s unclear how the shark got there, but speculated that fishermen could have been wrestling with it, causing the line to snap and the weakened shark to later wash up on the beach because of the weather.
Cyclone Marcia leaves #shark stranded on the sand in Queensland. It’s pretty much #Sharknado http://t.co/9FCpDpxspw pic.twitter.com/aIkxo8PknU
— Christopher Bird (@SharkDevocean) February 20, 2015
Coincidentally, Universal Orlando announced that Sharknado 3 began filming “key scenes” at their resort on Thursday.
Northern Australia has been hit by two powerful cyclones, Cyclone Lam and Cyclone Marcia, which have knocked out power to thousands, teared roofs and doors off houses, and prompted residents to flee their homes earlier Friday.
Despite the raging winds and torrential rain, no injuries have been reported.
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