![]() ![]() Mr Collier said he was not yet ready to return to the water. Of course his leg was ripped off real bad, it was ripped off at the thigh." He said all the surfers in the area came in and started trying to help Mr Gerring, before the paramedics arrived. ![]() "Ben was in on the tighter section of Gearies, and the shark came up and attacked him, and I saw a big splash and a big pointed thing which was, I'm not sure, the shark launching." "I was in fairly wide," said Mr Collier, who returned to the beach today. Mandurah local Paul Collier was surfing at the same break as Mr Gerring when the attack happened. "We would also like to thank family and friends for their messages of love and support, they are greatly appreciated. "The bravery and efforts of his rescuers and the care provided by the doctors and nurses has been amazing. "We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in Ben's rescue and his treatment," the statement said. In a statement, the department said the shark "expired on the line, and the carcass was disposed of at sea, after measurements and samples were taken".īen Gerring's family has issued a statement, thanking everyone involved in the rescue effort and his care. ( Supplied: Facebook)ĭepartment of Fisheries confirmed a white shark, estimated to be 4.2 metres in size was caught on Wednesday about 3:00pm (AWST) near Surf Break Lookout in Falcon. ![]() Surfer Ben Gerring was attacked by a shark at Falcon in Mandurah south of Perth. ![]()
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