Australian surfer fights off great white shark

A 40-year-old surfer fought off a Great White shark and survived with only cuts to his arm and thigh.

A 40-year-old surfer fought off a Great White shark and survived with only cuts to his arm and thigh.

With his two young children watching from the beach, the shark attacked Jake Heron on his surfboard 33ft from shore off South Australia state’s Eyre Peninsula.

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