A surfer survived in extremis in a shark attack on Monday in Australia, after seeing very closely the power of the jaw of the beast, which left a gaping hole in its surfboard.
«[Il a été] Very, very lucky, “commented Dave Rope of the Surf Life Saving Surfing and Surveillance Organization, calling local residents” to prudence “on Monday, according to the council of the county of Tweed in New South Wales on Facebook.
Around 7:30 am local time, the authorities were called on the beach of Cabarita where a surfer had just witnessed the power of the jaw of a shark, after being targeted by one of his fish, reported “The Guardian”.
“A local surfer has lost a huge piece of his surfboard. Rescuers intervened immediately. Surveillance by drone was launched soon after and continued all day, “said the written council.
On images shared with the publication, we can see the trace of tooth which was attributed to a white shark five meters long, located only a few hours later, around 9:52 am. The latter would have been captured before being released, can be read.
The sharing of the image on social networks struck the imagination, especially with the surfer community, while the American professional surfer crowned 11 times champion of the World Surf League, Kelly Slater, himself commented on the incident.
“Incredible he goes well. A fine example of the reason why I am so afraid of swimming in the open sea. Surf boards saved a lot of surfers with this tiny barrier, “he said in the comments of an Instagram publication on Monday.