An incident of a surfer's leg being severed by a shark attack has shocked the community in Port Macquarie, Australia. The victim, identified as a 23-year-old surfer, was attacked by a shark while in the water off North Shore Beach. The surfer bravely fought off the shark, but unfortunately, his right leg was severed in the process.
Despite the severe injury, the surfer managed to ride a wave back to the beach, where a retired police officer on a dog walk came to his rescue. The quick-thinking officer used a dog lead as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding and potentially saved the surfer's life until paramedics arrived.