A 44-year-old surfer is in a serious condition after being attacked by a shark at a beach in New South Wales. The man managed to fight off the shark and swim to shore where surfers performed crucial first aid.
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00:00 A clear message to beach goers following a shocking attack.
00:07 Emergency crews were called to Lighthouse Beach at around 10am after Port Macquarie
00:12 local Toby Begg was bitten by a shark.
00:16 We believe that the man's tried to fight the shark for up to 30 seconds.
00:20 So from what we've been told it was a fairly sustained and prolonged attack.
00:25 The 44-year-old suffered severe injuries to both legs and life-threatening blood loss.
00:32 The shark was most likely a great white, measuring around 4 metres.
00:38 Surfers and others at the beach provided crucial assistance.
00:42 There was a lot of surfers here at the time who were able to assist this guy to shore
00:47 and assist with first aid until the paramedics arrived.
00:50 There was an off-duty emergency doctor who was also on scene and he's assisted with the
00:57 other members of the public to apply tornacose to the man's leg.
01:01 The surfer's quick response has been credited with making sure the man made it to hospital
01:06 alive.
01:07 Police provided an escort so the ambulance could make it there as quickly as possible.
01:13 Kevin Young lives nearby.
01:15 His son, Zach, died in 2013 after being bitten by a shark.
01:21 Today they were able to save him because of a quick response and somehow stopping the
01:25 blood loss.
01:27 So personally that's close to home.
01:32 Beaches in the area will remain closed for now while drone monitoring checks for shark
01:37 activity.
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