Boy, 16, mauled by great white shark while fishing off popular beach in Australia after hooking beast on line
A TEENAGE boy has been rushed to hospital with injuries after being mauled by a great white shark while fishing.
He was bitten on the leg off a beach in South Australia today when he reeled in the huge beast from a small fishing boat.
After dragging the beast on board it span around and bit him on the leg, according to local reports.
Paramedics rushed to West Beach to treat the 16-year-old after the horror attack.
They worked quickly to stop the bleeding and he was raced to Royal Adelaide hospital.
His dad, Michael Ness, told 10News: “He screamed and said ‘Get it off! Get it off!’ so I reached down and opened its mouth.
“Luckily enough it did open its mouth to let go and he dropped the shark back in the water.”
The concerned dad said his son asked as they got into the ambulance: “Can we go back out tomorrow?”
His dad replied: “I don’t know about that!”
The youngster was attacked around 1.40pm and is in stable condition following the horror incident.
The white pointer shark, or great white, was about 6ft in length.
Just one day earlier another man was rushed to hospital in Australia after a shark attack.
The beachgoer was bitten at the Bombie Surfing Spot in western Australia around 12.30pm on Saturday.
Cops said paramedics had no idea about the horror attack until the man turned up at a hospital.
He was immediately admitted – and is now in a stable condition, a WA Country health spokeswoman said in a statement.
A local surfer said he was “shocked” by the incident and told The West Australian it was “all part of the game”.
Other beachgoers and surfers have now been advised to take additional caution and adhere to beach closures.