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NSW surfer bitten by great white shark faces further surgery and long rehabilitation, family says

Toby Begg walking on a sandy beach with a surfboard under his arm
The family of Toby Begg, 44, has spoken about his extensive injuries following a shark attack at a Port Macquarie beach on Friday. Photograph: GoFundMe

A surfer bitten by a great white shark at a Port Macquarie beach on Friday faces “many surgeries and has years of rehabilitation ahead of him”, his family has said as he recovers in hospital.

Father-of-two Toby Begg, 44, was attacked by the great white, estimated at 4m long, as he surfed at Lighthouse beach on Friday morning.

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