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March 7, 2012
Peter Garrett
Arawhata Rd. surf break, Opunake, New Zealand
At approximately 7pm, 42-year-old Peter Garrett was surfing 100 meters off shore at the Arawhata Rd surf break a few kilometres north of Opunake when he was bitten by an unidentified species of shark. Garrett felt a bump on his board and when he looked down he saw a 3-foot shark on his leg. After kicking the shark off, Garrett made his way back to the beach. Two local vets, Matt Thomas and James Bruce, who were surfing at the time came to his aid. As they followed Garrett into the beach, the shark turned its attention toward them.
"We came in when it started circling us," Mr Thomas said. "It nudged my mate Brucey and tried to get his fins. Then I was like, bugger this, I'm going in."
After safely reaching shore, Thomas and Bruce were able to bandage up Garrett's injuries. Garrett sustained 10 lacerations, each about 2cm deep, to the back of his left calf.
Source:
www.sligochampion.ie
www.stuff.co.nz
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