Surfer fights off shark in Australia attack

A surfer was seriously injured as he repeatedly punched a shark that mauled him off the Australian east coast, less than a week after a fatal attack.

Surfer fights off shark in Australia attack

A surfer was seriously injured as he repeatedly punched a shark that mauled him off the Australian east coast, less than a week after a fatal attack.

Craig Ison, 52, had major wounds to his left leg and hand in the dawn attack at Evans Head, 340 miles north of Sydney. He was taken by ambulance to Lismore Base Hospital in serious but stable condition.

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