Port Macquarie shark attack: Surfer attacked by a Great White identified Toby ... trends now
A surfer who is fighting for his life after a vicious shark attack has been identified as a 44-year-old local father-of-two.
Toby Begg had been surfing about 150 metres offshore from Lighthouse Beach in Port Macquarie, on NSW's mid north coast on Friday morning when he was attacked by a shark.
He wrestled with the shark, believed to be a Great White up to 4.2 metres long for around 30 seconds.
Fellow surfers dragged Mr Begg from the water with serious injuries from his hip down to his calf.
He was rushed to Port Macquarie Base Hospital where he underwent surgery.
Mr Begg has since been transferred to Newcastle's John Hunter Hospital to undergo more surgery.
The man who was viciously attacked by what is believed be a Great White Shark has been identified as a 44-year-old father-of-two Toby Begg (pictured)
NSW Police Chief Inspector Martin Burke confirmed Mr Begg attempted to battle with the shark and had sustained injuries during so.
'The reports are that a man has tried to fight this shark for 30 seconds and has then swum himself to shore where he has realised he has sustained significant lower leg injuries,' Chief Insp Burke said.
'From what I understand, it was a sustained and prolonged attack.'
Burke commended an off-duty emergency doctor for stepping up at the time of the attack to help save Mr Begg's life.
'To have the absolute luck of having an emergency department doctor on scene are all going to be key things that are going to lend itself to giving this gentleman the best chance of survival,' Chief Insp Burke said.
Paramedics treated the man at the scene before he was rushed to Port Macquarie Base Hospital where he remains in a critical condition and is undergoing surgery.
Inspector Joshua Smyth from NSW Ambulance said that Mr Begg received life-threatening injuries and blood loss during the attack.
'The bystanders obviously did a remarkable job on the patient initially and to initially arrest that
