Miracle great white shark attack survival as bloke swims 600m back to shore

A brave surfer who was bitten by a shark managed to swim 600m back to shore in a desperate bid to save his own life.

The courageous bloke, in his 20s, was attacked by a great white shark at popular hotspot Gnarabup Beach in the Margaret River region of Western Australia at 8.45am yesterday morning (Monday, July 24).

Despite being attacked by the apex predator, the man managed to free himself from the beast's death drip and somehow swam back to shore despite losing 'a lot of blood.

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The man managed to escape with a deep gash to his left leg and he was rushed to Margaret River Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

An off-duty nurse had given him first aid on the beach.

Witnesses praised the "incredibly brave" man to 9News, saying he "saved his own life".

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River closed all beaches from Gas Bay to Margaret River Mouth yesterday until further notice.

A statement read: "To ensure the safety of our community, please do not enter the water during this time."

Authorities urged beachgoers to take extra care in the area while the Sharksmart WA website put out an alert indicating that a shark had been spotted on the beach just after 9am.

It was the seventh shark attack in Western Australia in 2023.

Meanwhile, an ex-paratrooper told how a 50 stone shark ripped his arm and leg during a military exercise.

Paul de Gelder from Melbourne, Australia, was lucky to survive the horror attack while swimming in Sydney Harbour in February 2009.

He was performing a routine practice with the Australian Navy at the time the sea beast appeared.

He told CNN: "I was swimming from point A to point B on the surface on my back and a 10-foot bull shark came up from underneath me.

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"It grabbed me by the back of my right leg and my right hand, which was by my side, all in one bite."

The brave military man swam back to a rescue boat surrounded by his own blood and said he "thought he was going to die" after losing parts of his limbs.

Paul added: "The pain and the terror. I thought I was going to die. It removed my hamstring and my hand.

""I'm very, very lucky and blessed to still be here and breathing today."

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