AUSTRALIAN SURFER COMPARES SHARK ATTACK TO BEING HIT BY A BUS
An Australian surfer who suffered serious injuries after being attacked off the coast of Adelaide has compared the attack to being hit by a truck.
Dion Lynch was surfing off the waters of Kangaroo Island when he was attacked by the shark. BBC reports that the 29-year-old sustained serious injuries and was said to be lucky to be alive.
He had written a note describing his ordeal. In it, he said that the shark bit him around his back, buttock and elbow and took a chunk out of his board.
The surfer then swam
back to the beach.
The BBC further
reports that one paramedic who treated the surfer said the extent of his
injuries had been "catastrophic" and that it was "quite remarkable" he had been
able to swim to shore.
Once on land, he
walked a further 300 metres to where he was able to get help.
Michael Rushby told local newspaper, The Advertiser, that the surfer was "very lucky that he was
able to do that".
With serious injuries
and the shark still in the water surrounding him, the surfer managed to defy
all odds when he swam and subsequently walked to get help.
The area where the
attack took place has now been closed for visitors.
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Advertiser and Twitter.