Teen Andrew Lindrop attacked by shark at Avalon while surfing with dad
A GREAT white shark is believed responsible for an attack on a teenage surfer at a Sydney beach.
Andrew Lindop, 15, is lucky to be alive after he was bitten on the leg while surfing with his father at North Avalon early yesterday.
His terrifying ordeal was the third shark attack in Sydney in as many weeks. All beaches from Newport to Palm Beach were closed yesterday and swimmers were ordered from the water at Maroubra after a shark was spotted circling 100m offshore.
After undergoing surgery at Royal North Shore Hospital the teenager, a student at St Augustine's College in Brookvale, was able to move his toes and it is hoped his leg will be saved.