Police confirm a shark that attacked a surfer off Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie on Friday, August 25, was a great white.
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00:00 A 44-year-old man was swimming with a number of other people in the water about 150 metres
00:05 offshore, where they believe that the man's been attacked by a shark.
00:10 This has been witnessed by a number of other surfers.
00:14 The reports are the man has tried to fight this shark for up to 30 seconds and has then
00:18 swum himself to shore, where he has realised that he's sustained significant lower leg
00:24 injuries.
00:25 First aid was tended to at the scene.
00:28 There was an off-duty emergency doctor who was also on scene, and he's assisted with
00:34 the other members of the public to apply tourniquets to the man's leg.
00:42 Ambulance arrived shortly after, where the man was then conveyed with the assistance
00:46 of police to Port Macquarie Hospital in a serious condition with life-threatening injuries,
00:54 sustained from the lower leg injuries and also significant blood loss.
00:58 He's currently in theatre at this stage at Port Macquarie Hospital.
01:01 We've been in contact with the Department of Primary Industries in regards to the incident.
01:07 We've provided advice that the shark involved is a white shark, 3.8 to 4.2 metres in size.
01:15 I think that the passers-by and the members of the public, and to have the absolute luck
01:21 of having an emergency department doctor on scene, are all going to be key things that
01:27 are going to lend itself to giving this gentleman the best chance of survival.
01:32 The family has been contacted and they're being supported with support work through
01:36 the Port Macquarie Hospital.
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