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Around 100 sharks gathered to feed on bait fish

Updated: Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013, 10:34 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013, 10:34 AM EDT

PERTH, Australia (NBC/RTV) - Beaches near Perth in western Australia were closed Tuesday after an unusually large group of sharks was spotted just offshore.

Around 100 sharks were spotted just one-third of a mile off a popular beach.

The crew of a rescue helicopter spotted the animals while they were feeding on a school of bait fish.

A local beach manager said the size of the school, also known as a shiver, was "absolutely unusual."

Beaches near the scene of the sighting were closed for several hours while shark alarms warned people to get out of the water.

Chopper sees big shark group near beach

Around 100 sharks gathered to feed on bait fish

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