00:00 The 64-year-old man was surfing about 200 metres offshore at Blacks in Elliston, which
00:07 is on the west coast of South Australia, when he was attacked by a shark.
00:11 He suffered injuries to his leg.
00:13 He was able to get himself back to shore on his own.
00:16 He then made his way to the Elliston Hospital.
00:19 He was flown to Adelaide last night, where he's undergoing further treatment in the Royal
00:23 Adelaide Hospital.
00:24 That stretch of water off the Eyre Peninsula is well known for its population of great
00:29 white sharks.
00:30 This comes just less than two weeks after the death of 15-year-old Kai Cowley, who died
00:36 while surfing off the coast of the York Peninsula.
00:40 He was the third surfer to die from a shark attack in South Australian waters last year.
00:48 There have been calls from within the surfing community to enhance surveillance by tagging
00:54 sharks.
00:55 There has also been shark-spotting aircraft that have been flying up and down the coastline
00:58 of Adelaide every day this summer, although that coastline doesn't take into where we
01:04 are seeing the majority of these shark attacks happen.
01:07 Shark-spotting aircraft have been flying up and down the coastline around Adelaide every
01:10 day this summer, although that coastline doesn't take into where the majority of these shark
01:15 attacks have been occurring.
01:17 This 64-year-old is extremely lucky to be alive.
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