THIS is the unbelievable moment a shark chased a teen as he was hauled out of the water following an attack that left his arm hanging off by sinew.
Emergency services were called to reports of the attack at Cabarita Beach on New South Wales‘ north coast, Australia just before 4pm on Sunday.
Rescuers were stalked by the creature as they saved the boy[/caption]
Multiple people rushed to help the boy[/caption]
The 16-year-old was carried from the scene on a surfboard[/caption]
The nearly seven-foot beast – suspected to be a bull shark – mauled the right side of the 16-year-old’s body, causing severe injuries to his leg, hand and arm, reports say.
Jaw-dropping footage showed fellow surfers and swimmers rushing to help the teen while the shark lurked closely behind him – visible only by its gargantuan fin.
Screams could be heard in the background as a brave person punched the shark while others scrambled to safety.
But rescuers continued to be stalked by the creature as they carried the injured boy to safety.
One shocked onlooker exclaimed in the clip: “Oh my God, that’s the shark.”
And another said: “Oh f***! That’s really scary!”
Thankfully an off-duty paramedic was at the scene and helped the teen using a tourniquet to help stop the excessive bleeding.
One of the heroes who raced to help the boy after hearing his deafening screams was Brazilian Thiago Collel.
Recalling the horror incident, he explained how the boy sustained injuries that left one of his arms hanging off by a thread of sinew.
The 39-year-old told Daily Mail: “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.”
The group then carried the boy out to safety on a surfboard they used as a makeshift stretcher.
Collel said he and several others “were just trying to keep him calm, holding his head and making sure he was okay”.
He added: “I just kept talking to him and he told me how he fought off the shark by kicking and punching it away.”
The boy was then airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
He remains here in serious but stable condition, the news site added.
A second chopper was deployed to track down the shark after the horror incident, but to no avail.
The species of shark currently remains unknown, but locals believe it was a bull shark.
Some even fear it could be a two-metre great white.
The teen was dragged out and mauled by a shark[/caption]
The horror incident was captured on camera[/caption]
The boy was then airlifted to Gold Coast University Hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter[/caption]
