Surfer bitten by shark near Byron Bay

By Peter Hannam
Updated November 29 2016 - 12:18pm, first published October 25 2016 - 1:40am
An image posted to social media shows several deep wounds to the surfer's thigh and bite marks on his surfboard. Photo: Geoffrey John Knapp
An image posted to social media shows several deep wounds to the surfer's thigh and bite marks on his surfboard. Photo: Geoffrey John Knapp
Among the sharks seen locally of late is this one, possibly a 2-3 metre bronze whaler, spotted in shallow water at Seven Mile Beach in Lennox Head on October 1. Photo: Aaron Hoffman
Among the sharks seen locally of late is this one, possibly a 2-3 metre bronze whaler, spotted in shallow water at Seven Mile Beach in Lennox Head on October 1. Photo: Aaron Hoffman

A man has checked himself in to hospital in Byron Bay after being bitten by a shark.

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