BLOODY HELL
A SURFER battled with a giant 14ft shark for half a minute before the beast tore his leg off.
Toby Begg, 44, is fighting for his life after the great white brutally mauled him on New South Wales' mid-coast on Friday morning.
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The dad-of-two riding the waves at Lighthouse Beach in Port Macquarie when the beast pounced.
Toby frantically tried to wrestle with the shark for around 30 heart-stopping seconds.
But the gigantic predator overpowered him and sunk its jaws into his legs.
Other surfers pulled Toby to shore and started first aid when back on the safety of the beach.
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Toby was raced to hospital with severe injuries to both his legs.
He was due to undergo surgery this afternoon after suffering life-threatening injuries.
Toby lost one of his legs in the horror ordeal.
Chief Inspector Martin Burke from NSW Police said: "The reports are that a man has tried to fight this shark for 30 seconds and has then swum himself to shore where he has realised he has sustained significant lower leg injuries.
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"From what I understand, it was a sustained and prolonged attack."
A shocking image shows his surfboard split in two, which cops have seized.
After seeing Toby getting attacked, an emergency doctor instructed others to gather sticks so he could fashion a makeshift tourniquet.
A teen girl who witnessed the shark attack unfold told how Toby was "frozen" in fear as bystanders rushed to help him.
She told NBN: "His foot ripped off and basically he was bleeding everywhere.
"They were trying to talk to him, he was silent, he was frozen.
"They tried to tie his leg with the leg rope from the surfboard and some sticks to keep it straight."
Port Macquarie Lifeguards said the Lighthouse Beach and others nearby will now be closed for at least 24 hours.
The Australian Lifeguard Service has put up signs at the beach to warn people to stay out of the water.
Experts will use drones to determine the species and size of the shark that mauled the man, which is currently believed to have been a large Great White.
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Mid North Coast Lifeguard Coordinator James Turnham said it had been nearly ten years since a shark attack in the area.
Lighthouse Beach is not patrolled at this time of year.
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