SYDNEY (AP) — A competitive junior surfer said a small shark bit her ankle and tried to drag her from her board Friday morning as she surfed off the Australian east coast.

Kirra-Belle Olsson, 13, was bitten on the left ankle by a 1-meter (3.5-foot) shark while surfing off Avoca Beach, 95 kilometers (60 miles) north of Sydney, police said.

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