Surfer escapes shark attack - An Australian surfer had a near death experience while surfing the pristine West Beach nearby Esperance. According to eyewitnesses, the surfer identified as Andy Johnston was being closely followed by a Great White shark three meters long.
"I'd rather try to hold my ground against it and not freak out and make a commotion," shared Johnston, the surfer escaped shark attack, to the Esperance Express, adding, "If you're going to get chomped then you're going to get chomped - there's nothing you can do about it."
Johnston, the surfer escaped shark attack after people in the area had started to honk their horns at him. While a number of surfers managed to clear the area, Johnson was still wading in the water. The Great White even managed to follow him to the shore.
"We were at a lookout and we saw a shadow in the water. It became evident it was shark and everyone started shouting. There was about a dozen surfers and paddle boarders in the water," stated Frits De Bruyn in an exclusive report by Daily Mail, adding, "He followed him to shore for a bit... he was only a body-length behind him. The surfer went straight back out a few minutes after the shark swam away."
Though Johnston the surfer escaped shark attack was lucky to not have been chomped on by the Great White, another surfer was not so lucky. Sean Pollard was surfing at the Wylie Bay located east of Esperance. Pollard had been attacked by two Great Whites that cost him his left forearm and a severe injury to the right wrist.
Pollard has yet to comment on his shark attack. Whereas the surfer escaped shark attack, Johnston, claims he's still set to head back to the water and sharks are the least of his worries when it comes to surfing.
