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South Africa Shark Spotters

Cape Town has a unique shark alert system: a team of lookouts who sound warnings to swimmers when great whites are in the water.

Great white sharks are found throughout the world, prompting many beach communities to set up special nets to protect swimmers and surfers. But Cape Town, South Africa is taking a different approach- they’ve set up a system of shark spotters who are on the lookout and sound an alarm when danger lurks in the water. Terry FitzPatrick explains how it works.

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