Surfer faces scary shark attack — and his board was left in two pieces: ‘It’s quite a savage bite’

nypost.com ^ | Aug. 18, 2025 | Adriana Diaz

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A surfer is lucky to be alive after a terrifying encounter with a massive great white shark off the coast of New South Wales left his surfboard in two pieces — and fellow beachgoers in shock.

Brad Ross was surfing at unpatrolled Cabarita Beach around 7:30 a.m. on Monday, August 18, when the 16-foot shark struck, taking a massive bite out of his board, launching him in the air, Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported.

Miraculously, Ross escaped without a scratch.

“The man was sitting on his board and the shark literally bit the board behind his butt,” said local yoga teacher Kym Falvey, who witnessed the incident.

“The board just popped, like it exploded … It flew up in the air, and there was a man up on the rocks yelling, ‘Oi, come in!’”

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"it appears the shark has and underbite..."

My dentist would say that the shark has an overjet and would want tens of thousands of dollars to correct it.

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[whitney69]

What was the surfer thinking? The attack occurred in the same spot where a 16-year-old boy was seriously injured by a shark just two months before, sparking renewed concerns about shark activity in the area. Well I guess it’s confirmed now.

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In 2024, there were two shark attacks in new South Wales, AU, while there were 19 in Florida. Thankfully, none in either location were fatal. However, in 2023, a swimmer was practically eaten whole by a great white off Maroubra Beach near Randwick/Coogee, NSW. My daughter and grandson were swimming in the area at the time and heard the shark sirens go off. Both Bondi and Coogee beaches have shark nets, while many of the smaller beaches nearby do not. Unlike the endless beaches in Florida, the beaches in NSW are typically enclosed horseshoe shapes, often dotted by submerged boulders and bounded by rocky points of land and cliffsides.