Surfer twice bitten by shark chasing seal off Kangaroo Island

A surfer who survived a shark onslaught disconnected South Australia's Kangaroo Island drove himself to infirmary aft being bitten.

Footage believed to beryllium of nan onslaught astir 1.30pm yesterday captures nan infinitesimal chaos unfolded adjacent a celebrated surf break, known arsenic The Sewer, astatine D'Estrees Bay.

According to Shark Watch SA, a organization shark monitoring site, nan predator, believed to beryllium a bronze whaler, was chasing a seal successful nan lead-up to nan incident.

It was reported nan seal utilized nan surfer arsenic a decoy earlier nan man was bitten.

The surfer, aged successful his 50s, was bitten doubly and suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Bronze whaler sharks tin turn to a maximum weight of 300kg and up to 3.3m successful length.

In December 2020, a young surfer was near pinch superior limb injuries erstwhile he was attacked by a awesome achromatic shark astatine nan aforesaid beach.