Our morbid fascination with shark attacks continues. A man was attacked by a shark, while surfing, this time at 7pm.
A VICTORIAN man is lucky to be alive after surviving a shark attack at Bells Beach yesterday. The 25-year-old surfer suffered puncture wounds to his left calf and a major gash to a bone under his knee.Surfng at magic hour probably wasn't such a wise move.
Peter Galvin, of Torquay, was waiting for a wave with a friend about 100m offshore at surf spot Winki Pop, when he was attacked about 7pm.
Sen-Constable Lisa Kearney, of Torquay police, said the shark attacked Mr Galvin from behind.
"The shark has grabbed his leg by the calf and taken a pretty nasty bite out of it," Sen-Constable Kearney said.
"He's very lucky he wasn't pulled off his board. It was an extremely large, deep bite. He's one very lucky man to be alive."
Mr Galvin, formerly of Yarraville, was helped to shore by his friend. English backpackers then applied pressure on the wound until paramedics arrived.
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And people wonder why I chose to swim in the sea pool. Strangely I like the idea of several inches of concrete wall beween 'me' and the 'other' i.e. razor-toothed denizens of the deep.
That surfer girl who lost a leg to a shark, and now surfs one-legged, is a bit slow to take a hint.
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