The kid who got belted by either a bull or tiger or maybe even a Great White, god knows there’s enough of ‘em around, at Cabarita on the NSW North Coast on a gloomy ol Sunday afternoon is in worst shape than first thought says one of the kid’s rescuers.
Real quick recap.
A sixteen-year-old was having a little splash at Caba, site of 2020’s Tweed Heads Pro and also a few real close calls with big sharks, also the same joint Chippa Wilson grew up in and where hot rodent guy Jackie Robinson keeps a fine airbnb rental, when he was hit by the shark.
Jaws-like scenes followed with the shark following the kid and his rescuers to the sand. The shark, estimated to be eight feet long or so, almost beached itself as it prepared to take another hunk out of the kid.
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A Brazilian clubbie, Thiago Collel who joined in the rescue once the gang hit the beach described the scene to our pals at the Dirty DM, telling ‘em the rescuers were covered in blood.
“When I got to the shore, he had been dragged in by a group of people including an off-duty paramedic who happened to be walking on the beach at the time…
“His bicep was destroyed – you could see all the muscle, flesh and bone. He lost a scary amount of blood. I was covered in it…
“I just kept talking to him and he told me how he fought off the shark by kicking and punching it away.”
Always reassuring watching these things, knowing you ain’t always alone if a shark takes a swing in a crowded lineup.
Real good pal of mine was surfing on the Mid North Coast a few months back, just him and another pal on a three-foot right, when a big Great White made its intentions clear.
His buddy went over to my pal and put his arms around him, the idea being to make ’emselves look like one big animal instead of two vulnerable creatures, and they paddled in together.
The Great White swam through ’em and away.
A genius move, I think.
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