Beloved black swan who surfs waves at an Australian beach every day is feared dead after a vicious attack by a dog
- A surfing black swan is likely to have been killed in a dog attack
- The swan surfs on East Beach in Port Fairy, Victoria
- It is understood the swan drowned after it was injured
A famous surfing swan is believed to have been mauled to death in a vicious dog attack.
Australian journalist and podcaster Jacqueline Felgate shared a post from a local wildlife rescue volunteer on Tuesday following the attack on East Beach in Port Fairy, Victoria.
‘The black swan that surfs the waves at East Beach was viciously attacked this morning by a dog out the front of the surf club,’ the post said.
‘It swam out into the waves and was dumped, then was lost sight of.
‘It had an injured wing and has possibly drowned.’
A wildlife volunteer said the famous Port Fairy surfing black swan (above) was mauled in a vicious day attack on Tuesday
The surfing swan has become a beloved member of the Port Fairy community with many sharing their photos and videos of the bird gliding through the waves.
However, East Beach is an off-leash dog area and is considered the ‘safest’ spot for pups to have a swim.
Horrified commenters under the post said the beach needs to be made leash-only to prevent future wildlife attacks.
‘This is absolutely devastating. I hope the dog owner was told off. That’s awful,’ one person wrote.
‘Another reason why dogs should be banned from east beach,’ another said.
‘This is horrible. I hope it’s okay. We always keep our girl on leash. The beach we frequent has signs everywhere that dogs have to be on leash but so many aren’t,’ a third person wrote.
A fourth said: ‘The dog must’ve been super aggressive as I saw a swan protecting her baby from a dog and she was fierce. The dog ran off.
‘Where was the dog’s owner?’
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