Kangaroo Island: Surfer bitten TWICE by a shark drives himself to hospital for emergency surgery
A surfer has driven himself to hospital after being bitten twice on the leg by a shark at a popular break in South Australia.
The man, aged in his 50s, was bitten on the leg at D’Estrees Bay, a popular tourist destination on the southern coast of Kangaroo Island shortly after 1pm.
Stunningly, the surfer managed to drive himself to hospital where is expected to undergo emergency surgery.
His injuries are believed to not be life-threatening, a South Australia police spokesperson told the Daily Mail.
The shark is believed to be a large bronze whaler, according to a witness report submitted to the South Australian Shark Watch Alert.
It was reportedly seen pursuing a seal through the bay before the attack occurred.
It comes nearly five years after a 29-year-old surfer was attacked by a great white shark at D’Estrees Bay.
He managed to paddle to shore and walk to the car park before being transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
More to come.
A surfer who was bitten twice on the leg by a shark has managed to drive himself to hospital to undergo emergency surgery (pictured, D’Estrees Bay on Kangaroo Island)
