British doctor in Australia saves himself from shark attack by punching it in face

Charlie Fry fended off the 6ft 6in long animal while out surfing with some friends

Charlie Fry Shark
(Image credit: Network Nine)

A 25 year old British doctor has escaped from a shark after “punching it in the face” while surfing in Australia.

Charlie Fry was at Avoca beach just north of Sydney when the shark “jumped out of the water and hit him in the right shoulder”, police said.

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