Surfer Escapes Shark Attack, Plans Next Wave

0:00It's April 6th. This is Sydney News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. A 16-year-old surfer from Adelaide dodged disaster Friday afternoon on South Australia's Flurryue Peninsula when his shark chomped his ankle. He felt a sharp bite, kicked free, and spotted the fin before paddling 70 to 100 meters back to shore, heart pounding the whole way. His family was vacationing there for Easter break, and when he hit the beach, he called his sister while his parents rushed over, totally stunned by. The bloody mess, he snapped picks for his friends before heading to the hospital, where Docs cleaned the wound and bandaged it up, no stitches needed. The bite mark suggested a shark about 1.5 to 2 meters long, probably a juvenile based on expert eyes from Shark Watch SA. Police confirmed the report from Middleton Beach, but the marks were fuzzy enough that it could even mimic a reef scrape. A shark spotter urged folks to skip swims at dawn, or dusk, to play it safe.

1:00As for the kid named Oliver, he's calling himself Lucky, shrugging it off as part of the surf life. He's already planning his next wave once it heals. Seeing the thrill made his holiday epic.