Surfer narrowly escapes being eaten by a SHARK after punching it twice in the face at Australian beach
A FRENCH surfer narrowly escaped being eaten by a shark after punching it in the face when it attacked him at an Australian beach.
Dylan Nacass, 23, go away with only minor wounds after the animal bit his leg as he surfed at the Bell’s Beach spot in Torquay, Victoria on Friday.
Terrifying footage shows the backpacker screaming and thrashing his legs while lying on his surfboard.
Local Matthew Sedunary, who rushed to help after hearing Nacass’s shouts, is also seen paddling alongside.
Nacass was able to land two punches on the sharks face, enabling him to escape.
The shark can then be seen appearing again on the crest of a wave immediately behind the two men as they paddle back towards the shore.
The footage was captured by another local who had been filming a friend surfing, but turned his camera when he heard the commotion.
Speaking to Nine News, Sedunary said he didn’t realise how serious the situation was when he first heard Nacass shouting.
“At first I just thought he was having a laugh with his mates,” he said.
“Then I saw the fin.”
Despite the experience, Nacass is already looking forward to being able to get back out surfing.
“In one week, when my leg is OK I will go surfing at the same spot,” he told the Geelong Advertiser.
“I fight with him and it’s OK, I’m alive. Everything is good.
“I have my legs most importantly.”
Sedunary said that he hadn’t realise how close the shark had been until he watched the footage back.
“When we’re paddling in and you can see the shark behind I didn’t know it was still there,” he said.
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“It was tempting to go straight back out because it was pretty decent.
“But glad I didn’t because it hung around and bumped another guy.”