Overview
- Andy McDonald, 61, was thrown into the water at the Bombie/Boat Ramp area near Prevelly around 5:45 p.m. Monday when a shark bit his foil board.
- He says he fell onto the shark, punched and kicked it, then climbed onto his inflatable sail before friend Neil Mattinson helped push him to shore.
- Swellnet surfcam video shows his gear dragged beneath the surface with heavy splashing, and photos display a large bite missing from the board.
- The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development confirmed he was uninjured, issued a shark warning for the area, and is monitoring local beaches.
- Officials are testing the board to seek species confirmation, a process expected to take up to two weeks, after witnesses suggested a juvenile great white.