‘Really heroic’: Surfer survives great white attack after husband fights back

Published August 15, 2020 4:26pm ET



A surfer in Australia is alive after her husband punched a large shark that was attacking her.

The attack occurred Saturday morning in the eastern Australian town of Port Macquarie. Chantelle Doyle, 35, was surfing with her husband at Shelly Beach when a great white shark thought to be up to 10 feet long grabbed a hold of her.

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