Update as surfer, 56, faces ‘long recovery’ after shark attack in Western Australia

• A 56-year-old surfer, Mel Ismail, sustained serious injuries after being attacked by a shark near Glenfield Beach in Western Australia.
• Fellow surfer Shannon Dunn rescued Mr Ismail, who was approximately 40 metres from shore when the shark bit his leg and board.
• Beachgoers assisted on the shore by using a surfboard leg rope as a makeshift tourniquet to stem the bleeding.
• Medical staff at Geraldton Health Campus confirmed that Mr Ismail remains in a stable condition but faces a long recovery.
• Western Australia Premier Roger Cook described the incident as horrifying, following two fatal shark attacks in the state earlier this year.

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Shark attack victim faces long recovery after losing foot as rescuer is hailed as hero