A beautiful day by the sea turns into a nightmare for an Australian couple: a great white shark attacks a surfer and never lets go of her. Her husband dared to intervene.
- A day at sea turned into a nightmare for her: a 35-year-old surfer was attacked by a great white shark in Australia last weekend
- Eyewitnesses watched the dramatic scenes in the surfer's paradise and how her husband, courageous to death, rushed to her aid.
- Australian media are currently reporting an unusually high number of shark sightings. After the incident, the popular beach was closed.
Port Macquarie, Australia - Last Saturday, dramatic scenes took place in the surfer's paradise on Shelley Beach in Port Macquarie, Australia : A 35-year-old surfer was the victim of a shark attack . What she and her husband had planned as a beautiful day by the sea turned into a nightmare.
Chanelle Doyle and her husband Mark Rapley left early Saturday morning to catch the best waves on the South Wales coast of Australia . The mood of the surfer couple was untroubled - until suddenly a great white shark emerged from the depths. He immediately grabbed Chantelle's right leg.
Shark attack in Australia: Suferin suffers unbearable agony - her husband rushes to help
Her husband heard their screams and had to watch second by second the incredible agony his wife went through. The predatory fish, between two and three meters long, did not let go of the 35-year-old and continued to inflict serious injuries on her. Mark Rapley then made a bold decision that eyewitnesses in the Australian media described as "heroic".
Steven Pearce, General Manager of the Port Macquarie Water Guard, told the Australian media how Rapley was preparing to jump on the shark on his surfboard to save his wife. He then hit the animal violently - several times.
The death-defying reaction of the Australian saved, which reported the news portal Der Westen , his wife's life. The young shark let go of Chantelle Doyle and her husband was able to bring her ashore. There she was first treated by paramedics and then taken to the hospital, where she had to endure an operation. Rapley is celebrated as a hero on Twitter.
Australia surfer saves wife by punching shark. Husband of the year award to this man! #sharkattack #hero #madeinOz https://t.co/t1KFp73GAH
- Sonja Mitchell (@SMitchellWrites) August 15, 2020Shark attack: husband saves his wife's life - "Get off this leg"
Rapley justified his daring intervention to the Australian news channel “9News” : “Oh, if you see your child's mother like that, who supports her in everything, then just react. The only thing I thought was: Get out of here. ”After the shark attack, the beach remained closed and emergency services tried to find the shark.
Last weekend's shark attack is part of a sad trend. Shark sightings are currently increasing on Australia's coasts. A 15-year-old died in July after a shark attack. In early August, a diver in Australia was also fatally injured by a shark.
