Father-of-two Toby Begg, 44, is in a serious but stable condition in hospital following serious injuries ‘from his hip to calf and lower legs’
A surfer bitten by a great white shark at a Port Macquarie beach on Friday faces “many surgeries and has years of rehabilitation ahead of him”, his family has said as he recovers in hospital.
He reportedly fought the shark for 30 seconds before swimming to shore, where he was assisted by witnesses who called an ambulance.An off-duty emergency doctor was on the beach, and able to help staunch Begg’s bleeding, applying a tourniquet and stabilising him until paramedics arrived. He was described as suffering “serious injuries from his hip to his calf and lower legs”.
Begg’s brother-in-law Chris Lenihan posted on Facebook “it is very early stages” in determining any potential recovery. “The full extent of his injuries are being uncovered, however he will require many surgeries and has years of rehabilitation ahead of him.
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