Kayaker Attacked by Great White Shark

An Australian man kayaking off of Victoria’s south-west coast, was attacked by a 12-foot-long great white shark last Friday. As reported by "The Age" newspaper, Rhys Gadsden is lucky to be alive after wrestling with the man-eater during his morning paddle. He says the great white shark appeared from the deep and clamped onto his sea kayak, leaving giant puncture marks in the boat.

The 27 year old man was thrown off of his kayak, and spent 15 minutes in the water, until being rescued by a passing boat. He was able to hit the shark several times on the head with his paddle, and avoided any serious injury.