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Surfer describes harrowing moment he fought off 11ft great white shark after jumping on its back as it mauled his leg
A SURFER has revealed the harrowing moment he fended off a 11ft great white shark as the beast tried to rip off his leg.
Brave Jack Frost miraculously managed to swim back to shore with blood gushing from his leg after the terrifying ordeal.
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The carpenter was savaged by the massive shark at Gnarabup Beach in Western Australia last week.
He had been riding the waves in the Margaret River region on when he was ambushed by the underwater beast.
The 24-year-old described how he "ended up getting on its back" in a desperate bid to scare the shark away.
"It's just come from straight up beneath me," the surfer told the .
"It hit me with such force it knocked me off the board and I did a backflip."
He told how he tussled with the huge beast as blood started spilling from his leg.
"I'm thinking, if I don't show it I'm a contender, it's just going to nail me again," Jack said.
"I ended up getting up on its back and hitting it in the back of the head."
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As the struggle continued, he started whacking the shark on the side towards it gills before it "shot down into the depths", he told .
The brave surfer said he kept telling himself "you’re going to be all right, you’re going to survive".
The extraordinary close call was caught on film thanks to a Swellnet camera overlooking the Boat Ramp surfing spot.
Chilling footage shows the shark making its way towards the bloke as a wave breaks, before his surfboard flies through the air.
As the sea calms, a singular mighty splash can be seen as the great white launches a ferocious attack on the helpless Aussie.
The beast sunk its teeth into his left leg, locking him in a deathly grip hundreds of metres away from the shore.
But the surfer somehow managed to fight the shark off and escape while his gruesome wound was gushing with blood.
He then raced back to the safety of the beach with the great white hot on his heels.
The man was able to paddle back to shore despite losing "a lot of blood" and being hindered by his savaged leg.
An off-duty nurse rushed to give him first aid and tended to the deep gash on the sand before paramedics arrived.
The brave bloke was taken to Margaret River Hospital following the dramatic incident with non-life-threatening injuries.
Doctors have told him he will recover from the horror attack - but said he would need to wait several months before getting back on the surfboard.
The surfer has been hailed as a hero by beachgoers who watched the horror unfold, who credited him with "saving his own life".
Onlookers told he had "lost a lot of blood" after grappling with the great white at the popular beach Down Under.
Chillingly, the shark was spotted lurking nearby just 15 minutes after brutally biting the surfer.
Officials have urged swimmers to take extra care around the Gnarabup and Prevelly area due to the presence of sharks.
They are continuing to monitor activity in the region's coastal waters and asked locals to report any sightings to the Water Police on 9442 8600.
In February, a teenage girl was mauled to death by a shark after she jumped off her jet ski to swim with a pod of dolphins.
Stella Berry had been enjoying a day on Swan River with her pals when she was attacked by what was thought to be a bull shark.
A swimmer was then dragged underwater and killed by a shark in front of dozens of fishermen and beachgoers over a week later.
The tragedy at Little Bay Beach near Malabar, the first deadly attack in nearly 60 years near Sydney, left witnesses vomiting and shaking.
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In April, an 11-year-old boy was mauled by a shark while snorkelling just a few metres from the shore in the Shire of Exmouth.
A surfer, 46, then passed away after being ambushed by a shark at a popular beach near Elliston in May.
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