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Surfer Bitten by Shark, Uses Decoy Seal to Escape
10/9/2025
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Story summary
- A surfer in his 50s was bitten by a Bronze Whaler shark while surfing at D’Estrees Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, around 1 pm.
- A seal used the surfer as a decoy to escape the shark.
- The surfer sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and drove himself to hospital.
- He underwent leg surgery. The extent of the damage remains unclear.
