The Coopernook local was surfing off the rocks just south of the Crowdy Head headland last night when an eight-foot shark bit his left forearm and took a chunk out of the surfboard.
The man suffered deep cuts to his arm and forehead but his injuries are not considered life threatening.
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Fellow surfers offered medical assistance until emergency services arrived and took the victim to John Hunter Hospital for surgery on his injured arm.
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