The man managed to paddle back to shore after he was bitten by a great white about 2.20pm at D’Estrees Bay, on the southeastern coast of the island. He raised the alarm to a member of the public who drove him towards Kingscote. Paramedics met the men on their way and transported the injured surfer to hospital, before he was flown to Adelaide for treatment. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening. Police, with fisheries and the local council are erecting signs to close D’Estrees Bay beach, and ask members of the public to avoid the area. It follows a string of recent shark attacks in Queensland. Rick Bettua, 59, was spearfishing on the Great Barrier Reef in late October when he was mauled by a bull shark.
Nick Slater, a 46-year-old Gold Coast man, tragically died from his injuries in a shark attack at Greenmount Beach in September.
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