Elliston Surfer drives himself to hospital after being mauled by a 'great white shark' off the coast of South Australia
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A surfer has been mauled by a shark off the coast of South Australia.
The 64-year-old was about 200 meters offshore at Elliston when he was attacked on Tuesday afternoon.
He swam to shore and drove himself to Elliston Hospital, from where he will be airlifted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
A photo of the man's surfboard shows chunks of it being bitten off during the attack
The 64-year-old was about 200 meters offshore at Elliston in South Australia when he was attacked on Tuesday afternoon.
Surfing website Beach Grit claimed the victim was 'bitten between the butt and the leg by a Great White'.
βHe paddled in but refused an ambulance, reflecting the chaotic nature of a Great White hit and the difference just a few millimeters can make,β the website added.
A photo of the man's surfboard shows chunks of it being bitten off during the attack.
The attack comes just a week after 15-year-old Khai Cowley died when his leg was bitten off at Ethel Beach in Innes National Park, on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.
The young surfing champion was visiting the break with his father when he was bitten by the great white before being pulled from the water by a local resident.
Surf website Beach Grit claimed the victim was 'bitten between the butt and leg by a Great White'
The attack comes just a week after 15-year-old Khai Cowley died when his leg was bitten off at Ethel Beach in Innes National Park, on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula.