Ban chumming, say surfers - shark tour operators feeding wild animals

By Cindy Mathys

Scores of worried surfers gathered at Surfer's Corner on Muizenberg Beach on Tuesday to try and find ways to prevent another shark attack at the surf spot and protest against the practice of chumming by shark tour operators.

The protest comes after a great white shark attacked surfer John Paul Andrew, 16, at Muizenberg Beach last Monday.

His right leg had been amputated and he is still on a ventilator but in a stable condition at the Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic. JP was back in surgery on Tuesday for a tracheotomy and for his wounds to be cleaned.

His older sister Natasha Flatwell, who was at the meeting, said: "My main concern is that my brother gets well."

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I agree.