An off duty paramedic helped save the life of a surfer who was attacked by two great white sharks yesterday off the southwest coast of Australia.
The sharks bit Sean Pollard's arm and his other hand. He also suffered from bites to the legs.
"He's obviously swum 100 meters (328-feet) with those injuries," a witness by the name Robbie tells Yahoo. "It was probably the bravest thing I ever seen."
Once he got close to shore two beachgoers pulled him out of the water.
Luckily for Pollard an off-duty paramedic was on the beach at the time and was able to come to his rescue before authorities arrived. He wrapped Pollard's arms in towels to slow down the bleeding.
"Having that paramedic there I believe would have saved his life and I'm sure Sean feels the same way," Senior Sergeant Richard Moore tells ABC News.
Authorities killed the sharks that are believed to be the ones that attacked Pollard to be examined. The killing of the sharks is controversial because there is no definite way - even with the examination - to be sure that they were the same sharks that attacked Pollard.
"Simply killing sharks will not reduce the risk of a shark attack," Humane Society International tells Yahoo.
A few weeks ago Humane Society International convinced the Australian government no use non-lethal approaches to stop shark attacks, such as closing beaches. No law was passed yet.
The corpses of the sharks are on their way to Perth to be examined.
