Steven Fogarty, 24, was bitten on the calf by what is believed to be a Bull shark, while snorkelling under the Windang Bridge on Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia. The incident occurred around 10.50am on Monday, 12 January 2009.
An ambulance spokesperson said he was swimming in a school of fish when he noticed a brown shadow behind him. His leg was then bitten. “He punched the brown shadow and it let go.”
He suffered around 40 puncture wounds to his calf, but there was no muscle or tissue damage. He had some abrasions to his right fist where he punched shark.
He swam to nearby mudflats where he flagged down a boat. He was taken to Shellharbour Hospital and was reported in a stable condition.
This was the third shark attack in Australia in two days.
INJURED Binalong Bay 11 January 2009
INJURED Fingal Head 11 January 2009
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