According to police, the 23-year-old’s severed leg was washed up on the beach some time after the attack and was immediately packed in ice by local residents. The victim is being treated at the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle, where his leg was later flown. It is still unclear whether doctors will be able to sew it back on, reported broadcaster 9News.
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The young man was attacked by the shark on Tuesday near the well-known Australian seaside resort of Port Macquarie on the east coast. Photos showed his surfboard, part of which had been bitten out by the animal. The authorities later announced that it was a three-meter-long great white shark. The animals are considered the most dangerous predatory fish on earth. The beaches in the region were closed for at least 24 hours.
Eyewitnesses rushed to help
Eyewitnesses rushed to the victim’s aid. A police officer who happened to be nearby managed to tie off the wound with a dog leash until the emergency services arrived. Several ambulances and a helicopter were deployed. The victim was initially in a critical but not life-threatening condition.
This was the third shark attack in Australia this month. Just last week, a surfer was bitten in the leg just a few kilometers from the center of Perth on the west coast. Doctors stitched up the wound and removed a shark tooth from his leg. Two weeks ago, a man was attacked by a predatory fish while spearfishing near Coral Bay, about 1,100 kilometers north of Perth. The victim also suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
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