By Kelsey Wilkie For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 15:10 BST, 20 April 2019 | Updated: 15:38 BST, 20 April 2019
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A father-of-three has returned to the water just five months after he almost died from a vicious shark attack while surfing.
Joel Mason, 36, is lucky to be alive after he was mauled by a shark while surfing at Naambucca Heads on the New South Wales mid-north coast in December last year.
He suffered five deep cuts to his lower legs and was rapidly losing blood.
Joel Mason (pictured left with his mate Hayden Edwards, right), 36, is lucky to be alive after he was mauled by a shark while surfing at Naambucca Heads on the New South Wales mid-north coast in December last year
The father-of-three has returned to the surf just five months after he was brutually attacked while surfing last year
He managed to escape the shark and swam to a breakwall where he tied his leg rope around his thigh in a bid to stop the bleed.
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