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Shark stalks & attacks surfer, returns and attacks again

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 9 February, 2009 : - - Just days before he embarked on a surfing getaway with his mates, Sydney's Durwin Keg had nightmares about being eaten by a shark. The 41-year-old Maroubra surfer's worst dreams almost came true yesterday when he came face-to-face with a great white shark at Cellito beach on the New South Wales mid-north coast.

Sitting offshore on his surfboard, Mr Keg saw a strange shape deep in the waters and knew it was a shark. "I just looked around and saw this huge shadow, probably about four metres away from me," he said. "Straight away I knew it was a shark. He was just sitting under there watching me."

Mr Keg began making his way back to shore as calmly and quickly as he could, but within a few strokes, he turned and saw the shark following him. "I knew it was after me," he said. "I started moving and I could see him going behind me."

Moments later it struck with all its force into Mr Keg's board. "He just came up and lifted me to try throw me off my board," he said. Mr Keg said he clung to his board, trying to stay above water. The shark then tried to attack a second time. "This time he came right up out of the water to flick me off," he said. As he came within centimetres of the shark, which had torpedoed most of its body out of the water, Mr Keg was certain he was going to die.

Read the full article at The Herald Sun

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Source: The Herald Sun

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