US EditionShark tears huge bite-sized chunk out of surfer’s board in terrifying close encounter
Surfer Brad Ross narrowly avoided injury when a 16-foot great white shark bit his board in half at Cabarita Beach, prompting a beach closure and drone monitoring, officials said.
- Surfer Brad Ross was attacked by a great white shark at Cabarita Beach, Australia, on Monday, August 18, around 7:30 a.m., losing a large chunk of his board without injury.
- The attack occurred amid increased shark activity during whale season, and follows a previous serious shark bite to a 16-year-old boy at the same location weeks earlier.
- Witnesses described the shark biting Ross's heavily reinforced board with such force that it snapped in two and exploded, while Ross was launched from the board but remained unharmed.
- Dave Rope from the Far North Coast surf lifesaving team described Ross as extremely fortunate to have escaped the attack, while professional surfer Kelly Slater called it "incredible" that he is unharmed.
- Tweed Shire Council closed Cabarita Beach and nearby Norries Cove for the day as a safety precaution, triggering a multi-agency response including police and conservation groups.
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Australian Surfer Walks Away Unscathed After Great White Bites Board In Half
If you're having a rough Monday, just remember: at least you didn’t get body-checked by a great white shark on your way to work.Brad Ross, a surfer in Australia’s New South Wales, somehow walked away unscathed after a massive shark bit his surfboard in half during an early morning session at Cabarita Beach. The attack occurred around 7:30 a.m. on Monday and was so violent, eyewitnesses said it looked like the board "exploded.""It all happened re…
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