Teen surfer swiped by Great White just week after two people were attacked by sharks at same beach
A teenage surfer has made a miraculous escape after being attacked by a massive great white shark.
Nathan Burch was surfing with his brother Jason and friend Luke Wright at South Point near Gracetown in Western Australia on Tuesday afternoon, Nine News reported.
They were just 15 metres from the shore when the 3.5-metre long shark swam past them.
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Nathan Burch was surfing with his brother Jason and friend Luke Wright at South Point near Gracetown in Western Australia on Tuesday afternoon
They were just 15 metres from the shore when the 3.5-metre long shark swam past them
'It hit me pretty hard in the leg,' Nathan said.
'I looked around, glanced, and then I saw a massive fin come straight up almost in line with my chest and then I freaked out, panicked a little bit.'
Two surfers were attacked at the same beach just one week early.
That attack led to the cancellation of an international surfing competition at South Point.
The spot has been named 'Shark Alley' after eight shark sightings have been made on the stretch of coast in the past 24 hours.
Seven dead whales have also washed up on the sand in the area.
The spot has been named 'Shark Alley' after eight shark sightings have been made on the stretch of coast in the past 24 hours
According to authorities, the carcasses are drawing sharks closer to the shore.
'When we have to think about a shark eating us, when we're just - there's families out in the water doing what they love, we shouldn't have to think about that,' Jason said.
The beach has been closed, and will remain so until Wednesday morning at the earliest.