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10/02/2014
Brit Surfer Fights Off Shark In New Zealand
Darren Mills, a 28-year-old British surfer, has been attacked by a shark in Porpoise Bay off the coast of New Zealand's South Island, on Friday.
Mr Mills managed to fight the shark off by punching and wriggling his leg free.
Mr Mills lives in Queenstown but he is originally from Crawley, West Sussex.
According to The Southland Times his partner, Karen Thomson watched the attack from the beach and his friends rushed to help him.
This is the second shark attack in recent weeks.
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Mr Mills managed to fight the shark off by punching and wriggling his leg free.
Mr Mills lives in Queenstown but he is originally from Crawley, West Sussex.
According to The Southland Times his partner, Karen Thomson watched the attack from the beach and his friends rushed to help him.
This is the second shark attack in recent weeks.
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