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Horror as young surfer’s leg washes up on NSW beach after shark attack
A young surfer’s leg has washed up on shore after he was attacked by a 3m shark in northern NSW.Kai McKenzie, 23, was attacked in the surf at North Shore Beach in Port Macquarie about 11am on Tuesday.
He saw the shark approach and fought it off but his right leg was severed.
Clinging to life, he was able to catch a wave back to the beach where a retired police officer used his dog’s lead as a tourniquet to stem the bleeding before McKenzie was flown to hospital.
Authorities say the former officer’s actions “essentially saved (McKenzie’s) life”.
Some time later, McKenzie’s leg washed up on shore at the beach where it was retrieved by a police officer and placed on ice before also being taken to hospital.
McKenzie is undergoing surgery in Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital, in the hope he can keep his leg.
He is in a serious but stable condition.
https://7news.com.au/news/horror-as...up-on-nsw-beach-after-shark-attack-c-15463343
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