Shark alarm sounds at Bondi Beach after SECOND sighting in as many days - and more than a week after a mother was attacked at nearby swimming spot

By KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 23:00, 23 June 2026 | Updated: 23:22, 23 June 2026 Early morning swimmers and surfers at Australia's most famous beach have rushed from the water after a shark was spotted. The shark alarm rang out at Sydney's Bondi Beach shortly before 7am on Wednesday after a great white was sighted at the northern end. It was spotted by a member of the public who had been flying a drone over the area, Channel Seven's Sunrise reported. Lifeguards ordered swimmers to shore as a boat patrolled the deserted waters. It comes hours after footage shared to social media by Drone Shark App on Tuesday showed a 3m great white just metres away from swimmers and surfers. It is currently unclear whether Wednesday morning's sighting was the same shark.  The incident has renewed calls for increased shark surveillance measures along the NSW coastline, prompting calls for an emergency shark summit. Sydney mother Leah Stewart, 35, remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition, 11 days after she was mauled by a great white shark at nearby Coogee Beach in Sydney's east. A boat is seen patrolling Bondi Beach after a great white shark was spotted The latest sighting was hours after a great white shark was spotting lurking at Bondi NSW Premier Chris Minns revealed on Wednesday that year-round drone surveillance will be rolled out at Sydney's biggest beaches and tourist hotspots along the north and south coasts.  But he has currently no plans to hold an emergency shark summit.  'We're going to unveil some practical measures that we think can make a big difference, particularly in relation to drone technology and nets,' he told Sunrise. 'I can't promise that there won't be further attacks.  'I can't promise that great whites won't interact with swimmers, but I think we can mitigate the number on some of our most popular beaches.' The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.