Witnesses say shark attack 'like Jaws'
<p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="surfer">surfer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sliced">sliced</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="circled">circled</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="screamed">screamed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="like">like</span> <span word="Jaws">Jaws</span>".</p><p><span word="Tattoo">Tattoo</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="Glen">Glen</span> <span word="Folkard">Folkard</span>, 44, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="waves">waves</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Redhead">Redhead</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dozens">dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stunned">stunned</span> <span word="swimmers">swimmers</span>.</p><p><span word="Witnesses">Witnesses</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="chunk">chunk</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Folkard">Folkard</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="thigh">thigh</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dragging">dragging</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="under">under</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shake">shake</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="surfers">surfers</span> <span word="paddled">paddled</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="trailing">trailing</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="circled">circled</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>.</p><p><span word="Bull">Bull</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="medium">medium</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="aggression">aggression</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tendency">tendency</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 500 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Rescue">Rescue</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="patrols">patrols</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="beaches">beaches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reopened">reopened</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="jet">jet</span> <span word="ski">ski</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="patrols">patrols</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="baitfish">baitfish</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p><p><span word="Sharks">Sharks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="waters">waters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sightings">sightings</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> 27 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 22 <span word="years">years</span>.</p>
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