Kai McKenzie, 23, was browsing off New South Wales in Australia when he was attacked by a shark, New South Wales police mentioned.
“Clinging to life, he was capable of catch a wave again to the seaside,” a fundraising web site arrange for McKenzie mentioned. “A retired police officer used his canine’s lead as a tourniquet to stem the bleeding earlier than the sufferer might be airlifted to hospital.”
Amazingly, McKenzie’s leg washed up on the seaside after the assault and docs are hoping to have the ability to reattach it.
McKenzie has undergone surgical procedure and stays in crucial however secure situation, in response to ABC Information Australia and the fundraising web site.
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Luke Brief, who makes McKenzie’s surfboards, informed ABC that they had all hoped “we heard it improper.”
“It is wonderful that he is survived,” he added.
His surf crew RAGE known as McKenzie the “hardest particular person we all know.”
“Sending like to @kai_mckenzie the youngest RAGE boy on the crew and the hardest individual that we all know,” the crew wrote on Instagram this week. “Yesterday he was attacked by a shark and has misplaced his leg whereas browsing in Port Macquarie. He has been by means of lots breaking his again final 12 months, he by no means as soon as complained at all times simply obtained on with doing what he liked as quickly as potential. He’s an inspiring particular person. The entire rage gang loves you man and we’ll see you quickly.”
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Kirran Mowbray of NSW Ambulance known as McKenzie “brave” throughout a 7News Sydney on-air broadcast. “He rotated, caught a wave into shore.”
She added that the off-duty officer “used the lead off a canine as a tourniquet to wrap across the younger man’s leg and basically saved his life.”
Kevin Younger, vp of Chew Membership, a shark assault survivors membership, informed the published: “And I do know he misplaced a leg and so they packed it with ice and so they’re happening to attempt to reattach it. That simply blows my mind that that may be potential.”
Mid North Coast Police Chief Insp. Stuart Campbell mentioned they’d be working to attempt to discover out what kind of shark bit McKenzie.
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Port Macquarie Hastings Lifeguards later reported the seaside had reopened after the assault.