Surfer presumed dead after being dragged underwater by shark off Australian coast

NY Post ^ | 11/02/2023 | Olivia Land

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An Australian surfer is presumed dead after he was dragged underwater by a shark in an area known to be frequented by great whites earlier this week, authorities said.

Tod Gendle, 55, was paddling in the water with a group of surfers near Granites Beach near Streaky Bay when he was knocked off of his surfboard by a shark around 10:20 a.m. local time Tuesday, witnesses told ABC.

“The guy just caught a wave and started paddling back out. He got knocked off his board by the shark and then it circled back around and grabbed him,” onlooker Jack Martin recalled of the horrifying moment.

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[Hot Tabasco]

Fortunately, we hunted sharks to extinction here in Michigan and surfing has resurfaced as the summer pass time... Well, not really, but the sharks are still gone.

[Libloather]

presumed dead

Ask him when he surfaces?

[Billthedrill]

It's Australia. Everything is trying to kill you.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Can you imagine how horrific this death had to be?

I mean, you're getting bit into pieces and you still need to breathe, you're drowning at the same time. I'd rather just take a bullet to the head.

[SisterK]

LOL

[Stanwood_Dave]

Wink, wink. The most deadliest animal to walk the Earth. I forgot about them, how they catch their victims on Saturday Night's.