An Australian surfer managed to survive a shark attack with the help of his surfboard. On Monday, August 18, Brad Ross was surfing at Cabarita Beach around 7:30 AM, according to The Sydney Morning Herald, when a shark took a huge bite out of his board.

Shark Bites Surfboard In Half, Leaving Surfer Unscathed

The large chomp cracked the surfer’s board in half, showing just how deadly the bite would’ve been if that were his body. 18 Seconds shared a photo of the gnarly shark bite on Instagram.

Video footage of the incident showed Ross splashing madly in the water before the bite. It’s a miracle that he managed to escape; even beach bystanders were shocked.

A local yoga teacher, Kym Falvey, spoke to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation about the incident. “The man was sitting on his boa

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