“I’ll be back,” says the surfer whose amputated leg washed up on an Australian beach after being attacked by a shark
The surfer whose severed leg washed up on an Australian beach after being attacked by a shark has confirmed that the limb could not be reattached.
Kai McKenzie was surfing near Port Macquarie in New South Wales (NSW) last Tuesday when he was attacked by what he describes as “the biggest shark I’ve ever seen”.
The 23-year-old managed to wade to shore, where he was helped by a bystander who made a makeshift tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
His leg was washed away a short time later and put on ice by locals, before being taken to hospital where a medical team hoped surgery could save it.
But on Monday, almost a week after the attack, Mr McKenzie took to social media to post a photo of himself in hospital with a related update.
“See something missing? Hahah,” the post was captioned.
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Detailing the “crazy shark attack”, he said in an earlier Instagram post that the “outpouring” of public support “means the absolute world”.
“Being here… being able to hold my beautiful Eva and my family means everything to me,” she wrote.
He also thanked the public for the donations that have flooded in to a GoFundMe page set up to help him with medical bills, which has received more than A$165,000 ($108,000, £84,000).
“I’ll be back in these waters in no time!” he added himself.
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A spokesman for the local health district where Mr McKenzie is being treated would not comment on whether reattachment surgery had been attempted, citing patient privacy.
Authorities say Mr McKenzie – who is a surfer – was bitten by a 3m great white shark and owed his life to an off-duty police officer who used a dog leash to apply a tourniquet to the injured man. foot.
Mr McKenzie was rushed to a local hospital, before being taken to a trauma center in Newcastle, around 200km (124 miles) away.
The keen surfer had only recently returned to the water after suffering a serious neck injury that had forced him out of the sport.
In a statement Thursday, the McKenzie family thanked all the “medical personnel … bystanders and first responders” who helped save the surfer’s life.
It is noted that while Australia has more shark attacks than any other country except the US, fatal attacks remain relatively rare.
With information from BBC News
Source :Skai
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