Shark News

Surfer survives shark attack by grabbing tail to stop it biting him

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 10 July, 2009 : - - A surfer has spoken of the moment he was forced to hang on to a shark’s tail in a desperate battle to survive. Paul Buckley grabbed hold of the creature in a bid to restrain it after it sunk its teeth deep into his leg. 'I  was actually paddling back to shore because I hadn’t had that great surfing when I was flipped in the air with such force,' he said. 

'The force was incredible. The first thing I said when I was attacked  was "No, please God not like this." 'I didn’t see the shark’s eyes because his back was towards me but that was when  I grabbed its tail. 

'No doubt I was scared. I feared for my life so I just grabbed it. I thought if I held it by the tail, its mouth could not reach me again.' Mr Buckley, 37, was released after a few seconds and then frantically swam the 100m back to shore near Stilbaai, which is near the tourist resort of MosselBayon which faces the Indian Ocean.

Witnesses bundled him into a car and rushed him to a doctor so the bite - which was nearly 37cm wide and 3cm - could be closed. The businessman was then taken to hospital where he received 150 stitches.  'If  it had been a little further over to the left or right, or if it had taken out a chunk, it could have been much worse,' he said.

Read the full article at The Daily Mail

How do the Euros measure up?
Post your thoughts: SV Forum

New Survey: Map Surfing’s future 

New! B2B News ASBE-Surf   |  Receive News-Alerts

  Updated & Revised European Surforecasts                    
  More European surfing news available here

Source : The Daily Mail UK

Sharks - Surfersvillage

- Advertisement -