By https://www.abc.net.au/news/arianna-levy/13324730
Publication Date: 2026-01-23 05:34:00
Bull sharks aren’t seen in the Brisbane River every day, but it’s a known fact that they’re there.
Local man Quentin Arnstrong was on his usual morning river walk around Newstead in Brisbane’s inner north when a friend told him about a shark sighting.
“I walked there and took a few photos, but the strangest thing is that no one really stopped to look,” he said.
“I think because it blended into the rocks … (which) just makes you think about how quickly they can sneak up on you in murky water,” he said.
Mr Arnstrong says he is an avid diver but has never seen a bull shark up close. (Delivered by: Quentin Arnstrong)
An avid diver, Mr Arnstrong said he often dives near Byron Bay in New South Wales with gray nurse sharks, leopard sharks and wobbegong sharks – which are calmer species.
He said this was the first time he had seen a bull shark up close.
“There’s a reason no one swims in the Brisbane River. I think every local knows it’s full of bull sharks.”
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