{
  "id": 11851724,
  "title": "Shark warning for NSW river after whale carcass removed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/shark-warning-for-nsw-river-after-whale-carcass-removed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T05:19:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/humpback-whale-clarence-river-nsw-shark-warning/107226856"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A dead whale has been removed from the Clarence River near Iluka on New South Wales' Mid North Coast. A marine biologist has warned that the carcass's smell may attract sharks. The whale was spotted stranded on a sandbar and taken out to sea the following day. A marine biologist advises against swimming in the area for at least a week. Experts suggest the whale may have been a juvenile humpback.",
  "summary": "A marine biologist says sharks are likely to be attracted to a New South Wales sandbar where a dead whale was left for more than a day.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "Residents and visitors to the Clarence River are advised to exercise caution when swimming there for at least a week due to the potential increased shark presence.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}