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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Martha McHardy

Surfer escapes death after fighting off great white shark

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A surfer escaped death after fighting off a suspected great white shark after it mauled his leg.

The man, aged in his early twenties, swam 600m back to the shore after being attacked by the shark in the Margaret River region, south of Perth, Australia on Monday.

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