Nine beaches in Sydney, including the well-known Manly beach, were closed to swimmers on Tuesday after small white and grey balls of debris washed up on the shores.

On Tuesday, January 14, nine beaches in Sydney were closed to swimmers due to mysterious balls washing ashore. Local authorities are already trying to determine the origin of these unknown findings. Ocean beaches in Sydney,

On Tuesday, January 14, nine beaches in Sydney were closed to swimmers due to mysterious balls washing ashore. Local authorities are already working to determine the origin of these findings. Sydney's ocean beaches,

UNSW School of Chemistry Professor Dr Jon Beves says testing will commence to investigate what the mystery balls shutting down Sydney’s beaches are composed of.