Shark attack victim off Western Australia's Pilbara Coast bit twice near remote ... trends now
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A man bitten twice by a shark was forced to wait for help for hours on a remote island chain has spoken of his ordeal, describing the attack as a 'freak event'.
Adam Norton was on a fishing trip with his brother and mates off Western Australia's Pilbara Coast on Thursday when they pulled in close to the Montebello Islands in the evening, about 130km from the WA mainland.
'It was about 6pm - I was just cleaning the boat, heading back in the shore to grab some beers and head back out, and that's when I got bitten,' Mr Norton told radio 6PR Breakfast.
Adam Norton (pictured) was bitten twice by sharks and forced to wait for hours on a remote island before help came
Mr Norton was first bitten in waist-high waters before the two-and-a-half or three metre nurse or lemon shark
