SYDNEY — A woman has survived a great white shark attack on Australia’s east coast after her surfing companion repeatedly punched it until it let her go. Beaches in Port Macquarie have been closed for 24 hours as authorities attempt to track the shark. Security firm recruiting armed vets to guard polls from 'Antifas', Target HQ employees won't go back downtown until June 2021. This is the third serious shark attack on the north coast in recent months, Beverley said. “We’ve had some really serious and tragic shark encounters over the past couple of months along the coastline, so to paddle out of your own safety zone, into an area where you know there is a large shark, I think is amazing ... a tremendous act of bravery,” state Surf Life Saving chief executive Steven Pearce said. Photographer: lindsay_imagery/iStockphoto. The male surfer punched the shark repeatedly until it released the woman’s leg. A French tourist has evaded a shark attack at Bells Beach, Victoria after punching the animal twice. Australia has one of the world's highest incidences of shark attacks. It is believed Mark Rapley's wife was bitten by a great white shark (file image) Sydney (AP) -- A woman has survived a great white shark attack on Australia’s east coast after her surfing companion repeatedly punched it until it let her go. Her companion then punched the estimated 3-meter (10-foot) shark until it let her go. New South Wales state police said the woman and a man were surfing when she was bitten on the right calf and the back of her thigh. Home-Made Covid Vaccine Appeared to Work, but Questions Remained, Covid’s Comeback Is Bigger But Less Deadly, at Least for Now, Rich Americans Are Protecting Their Fortunes From a Possible Biden Win, Philippines, China Foreign Ministers Reaffirm Ties, Trump No Longer Considered a Transmission Risk, Doctor Says. Australian surfer punches shark to save wife Updated / Sunday, 16 Aug 2020 07:42. She was taken to a local hospital with serious leg injuries, but has since been flown to a nearby bigger hospital where she will undergo surgery. And July alone saw three shark attacks: a 15-year-old boy died while surfing in New South Wales, a 10-year-old boy was hospitalized after a shark dragged him from a boat off the coast of Tasmania, and a man died in the state of Queensland after being bitten while spearfishing. Man punches shark, saves wife as Australia’s summer of shark attacks continues A man was killed by a shark Tuesday while surfing along Australia’s Gold Coast, officials said. She is in a serious but stable condition. In April, a Queensland wildlife ranger was killed by a great white, and in January a 57-year-old diver died from a shark attack in Western Australia state. New South Wales state police said the woman and a man were surfing when she was bitten on the right calf and the back of her thigh. Do the Twin Cities really get their drinking water from the Mississippi River? The shark bit her on the right calf, then on the back of her thigh. 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