A bodyboarder has suffered life-threatening injuries after a suspected shark attack at Lighthouse Beach in Port Macquarie. Photo: Port Macquarie News
A man is fighting for his life after he was attacked by a shark at Port Macquarie on the NSW north coast.
The 38-year-old suffered severe injuries, reportedly to his stomach, back, leg and buttocks, after he was mauled at Lighthouse Beach at around 5.10pm.
Officers said the man was bodyboarding with a friend around 400 metres away from the beach’s clubhouse when the shark struck.
The man was conscious when he was helped out of the water and treated by paramedics for his injuries before being rushed to Port Macquarie Hospital.
Police have not yet spoken to the man.
Doctors from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter service landed at Port Macquarie at 6.30pm and were assessing the man before he was due to be flown to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle for urgent surgery on Saturday night.
A spokesman from the helicopter service said the man had a “severe laceration to his left buttock and thigh”.
All beaches in Port Macquarie will be closed until further notice following the attack.
source: smh.com.au
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