I broke my leg while surfing after being ‘attacked’ by a seal – my shin snapped clean in two
A SURFER has told of his horror leg break suffered during an “attack” on the waves by a seal.
Nathan Phillips, 42, felt his foot hit the back of the leg it is attached to after his shin snapped clean in two.
At the time, he was being harassed by the inquisitive sea creature, which was tugging on a cable tying Nathan to his board.
The builder said: “It freaked me out at first.
“I fended it off — it was just playing, I think — but a wave then crashed down on me and sent my board into my shin. I just started screaming in pain.”
Nathan was dragged to shore in Porthleven, Cornwall, by his mate.
The 6ft 2in surfer added: “I sat there for 40 minutes and was eventually treated by medics.
“It was so painful, and I had to wait even longer for an ambulance after I couldn’t fit in the air ambulance.”
Nathan, originally from Wales, is in hospital in Plymouth, Devon, awaiting surgery with his leg pinned by a metal frame.
A fundraising page has brought in thousands to help him get by — with self-employed Nathan due to be a dad for the second time within weeks.
A pal said: “He’s just such a top bloke, we just wanted to do what we could to help him out.”