{"id":186341,"date":"2023-08-26T19:01:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T19:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=186341"},"modified":"2023-08-26T19:01:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T19:01:37","slug":"shock-details-of-horror-shark-attack-emerge-as-surfer-fought-14ft-great-for-30-seconds-before-beast-ripped-his-leg-off-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/world-news\/shock-details-of-horror-shark-attack-emerge-as-surfer-fought-14ft-great-for-30-seconds-before-beast-ripped-his-leg-off-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Shock details of horror shark attack emerge as surfer fought 14ft great for 30 seconds before beast ripped his leg off | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A SURFER battled with a giant 14ft shark for half a minute before the beast tore his leg off.<\/p>\n<p>Toby Begg, 44, is fighting for his life after the great white brutally mauled him on New South Wales&#x27; mid-coast\u00a0on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/08\/man-44-currently-treated-port-840052066.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/08\/man-44-currently-treated-port-840054090.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The dad-of-two riding the waves at Lighthouse Beach in\u00a0Port Macquarie when the beast pounced.<\/p>\n<p>Toby frantically tried to wrestle with the shark for around 30 heart-stopping seconds.<\/p>\n<p>But the gigantic predator overpowered him and sunk its jaws into his legs.<\/p>\n<p>Other surfers pulled Toby to shore and started first aid when back on the safety of the beach.<\/p>\n<p>Toby was raced to hospital with severe injuries to both his legs.<\/p>\n<p>He was due to undergo surgery this afternoon after suffering life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Toby lost one of his legs in the horror ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Inspector Martin Burke from NSW Police said: &quot;The reports are that a man has tried to fight this shark for 30 seconds and has then swum himself to shore where he has realised he has sustained significant lower leg injuries.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in The US Sun<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/picture-andre-camara-04-mothers-3394606.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>CLOSING TIME <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Major card chain to close 38 branches in bid to avoid collapse in fresh blow<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/RB-COMP-LABRADOODLE-DEATH.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>DOG &#x27;SNATCH&#x27; HORROR <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Dad \u2018murdered when thieves tried to steal his beloved \u00a31k labradoodle&#x27;<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/lb-rotunda-comp.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>GONE TOO SOON <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>WWE legend dies aged 36 after months off screen as tributes pour in<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DD-hotel_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<section class=\"css-1r4x4sg\"><span>FLED &amp; BREAKFAST <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Hotel guests flee after stripping room of everything they could carry<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&quot;From what I understand, it was a sustained and prolonged attack.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>A shocking image shows his surfboard split in two, which cops have seized.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing Toby getting attacked, an emergency doctor instructed others to gather sticks so he could fashion a makeshift tourniquet.<\/p>\n<p>A teen girl who witnessed the shark attack unfold told how Toby was &quot;frozen&quot; in fear as bystanders rushed to help him.<\/p>\n<p>She told NBN: &quot;His foot ripped off and basically he was bleeding everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;They were trying to talk to him, he was silent, he was frozen.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;They tried to tie his leg with the leg rope from the surfboard and some sticks to keep it straight.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Port Macquarie Lifeguards said the Lighthouse Beach and others nearby will now be closed for at least 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>The Australian Lifeguard Service has put up signs at the beach to warn people to stay out of the water.<\/p>\n<p>Experts will use\u00a0drones\u00a0to determine the species and size of the shark that mauled the man, which is currently believed to have been a large Great White.<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read More on The Sun<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/entrance-mcdonalds-restaurant-london-street-837970874.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>McDonald\u2019s fans gutted over discontinued favourites never returning to menus<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2jkf9j5-young-woman-drinking-white-752905394.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>We went to the &#8216;underrated&#8217; 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