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January 18, 2012
Glen Folkard
Readhead Beach, Readhead, Australia
Glen Folkard, a 44-year-old tattoo artist was surfing beyond the breakers at Redhead Beach, something he has been doing daily for the past 30 years, when he was suddenly slammed into by a 10-foot long bull shark. The force of the blow threw him off his surfboard and as the shark bit into his thigh he was pulled under the water.
"He's hit me from underneath, he's grabbed me, he's turned me, took me under and then let go cause I think he had fiberglass in his mouth..."
As soon as the shark let go, Mr. Folkard climbed back onto his surfboard and started to paddle for the shore. With assistance from local surfer Nathan Visscher, Mr. Folkard managed to make it safely back to shore. Once on the beach, Mr. Visscher used his leg rope as a turniquet to help stop the bleeding.
Mr. Folkard spent several days in intensive care suffering from massive blood loss and needed 6 surgeries to rebuild his leg. Here is a picture of his leg 3 months after the attack.
Sources:
www.heraldsun.com.au
www.huffingtonpost.com
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