Surfing star Kai McKenzie’s severed LEG washes up on shore after he’s mauled in horror great white shark attack

AN AUSSIE surfer who had his leg bitten off by a great white shark had to be airlifted to hospital after the leg washed up on shore.

Kai McKenzie, 23, was confronted by the predator at North Shore Beach, Port Macquarie at 11am on Tuesday when it attacked him.

The bite was so bad that the pro surfer's leg washed up on shore, leading to severe blood loss.

The shark even took a chunk out of Kai's surfboard. 

Despite losing a leg, Kai managed to get himself back to shore where an off-duty cop used his dog's leash as a makeshift tourniquet. 

Ambulance crew say that the brave surfer tried to fight the gigantic shark unsuccessfully.

Kirran Mowbray, from the New South Wales (NSW) ambulance service said the policeman's act "essentially saved Mr McKenzie’s life".

She said Kai remained "calm" following the traumatic attack and described him as a "brave, courageous young man".

Onlookers covered Kai's amputated leg with ice, according to Australian newspaper and paramedics were called to the scene shortly.

Ambulance staff took airlifted Kai and the detached limb to Port Macquarie Base Hospital before he was flown to a major trauma centre over 120 miles away.

North Shore beach is isolated and only accessible by a dirt road.

The Daily Telegraph reported that his leg was transported by ferry across the Hastings River.