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Upon hearing of Lee’s injuries, the Courier Mail have revealed that Fanning donated AU $75,000 to Lee, an amount which he was due to receive for appearing on the Australian television programme 60 Minutes.

Craig Ison, 52, was attacked during his regular morning surf at Evans Head, on the northern New South Wales coast, about 420 miles north of Sydney.

A surf photographer in the water during the shark attack on Mick Fanning has recalled his lone 50-metre swim to shore.

People surround and attend to a 68-year-old man who was bitten by a shark in waist-deep water off Ocracoke Island, N.C., on July 1.

Sharks are a regular feature in Australian waters, and swimmers and surfers have had their share of encounters with the animals this year, with the most recent attack in April west of Adelaide, in southern Australia.

Capt. Ben Chancey of Chew on This Fishing Charters was out in the waters off Stuart when the close encounter occurred. The company operates out of Stuart and offers excursions for tarpon, goliath grouper, “monster sharks” and more.

The individual, later identified as 68-year-old male, was flown off the island for treatment at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina.

He was pulled underwater where he suffered more injuries to his hands and ribcage. Officials from the National Park Service said the shark didn’t attack any other swimmers.