An Australian surfer who was attacked by a shark off the New South Wales coast has described how he punched it until it released him.
Paul Kenny, who is 50, was bitten on the arm on Saturday morning at Samurai beach, near Port Stephens.
He was taken to hospital for treatment for his injuries.
“I went to move out a bit deeper to get a better wave and just put my head down and headbutted it and then it just grabbed me, and I just started punching it until it let go,” Mr Kenny told the media.
Shark survivor Paul Kenny tells journos: “He didn’t try to eat me, he was just reacting to me bumping into him.” He said (with a laugh) “no comment” to question about whether he was swimming naked at the time on Samurai Beach! pic.twitter.com/nw78VeqHz0
— Anthony Scully ? ??☕️ (@ajscully) October 20, 2018
Paul Kenny says he has no ill feeling towards the animal he initially headbutted https://t.co/ciUnE1dPGM
— The Sydney Morning Herald (@smh) October 20, 2018
"He's a bit of a man crush." Paul Kenny came face to face with the two metre predator at Samurai Beach, a nudist spot north of Newcastle early today. He says @Mick_Fanning's famous brush with a shark was front and centre of his thoughts. #Shark #7News https://t.co/1UKuMf6G2w
— 7 News Sydney (@7NewsSydney) October 20, 2018
"I was in his world. He was just going about his business and I headbutted him so he retaliated." – shark attack survivor Paul Kenny. https://t.co/XUxtSd6IYZ
— Julian Drape (@jdrape) October 20, 2018
