A surfer swam 100 metres to shore with only one arm and no hands to escape a shark off Western Australia, a witness has said.
Sean Pollard's escape was described as "the bravest thing I've ever seen" by a man who drove the injured 23-year-old to an ambulance.
Details of the escape came as it emerged that two great white sharks have been caught and killed near to the scene of the attack in the town of Esperance.
Authorities said they may not be able to tell whether the sharks - one 15ft and one about 10ft - were involved in the attack on the surfer at 11am on Thursday.
"Even upon examination it may not be possible to confirm that either shark was involved in the incident," the Department of Fisheries said.
"It is common for sharks to disgorge stomach contents."
The sharks' carcasses were being transported to the state's capital Perth to be dissected by officials late on Friday, the department said.
Mr Pollard lost one arm as well as the hand on his other arm, and suffered cuts to his leg in the attack.
"He's obviously swum about 100 metres with those injuries ... it was probably the bravest thing I've ever seen," a witness called Robbie told Fairfax radio.
He added two men had pulled Pollard out of the surf, while a paramedic who happened to be on the beach gave him first aid.
"He was really unlucky but he was really lucky to have had the help he had when he got to the beach by those three people," he added.
The shark deaths, which occurred while the animals were caught on hooks attached to floating drums, were lambasted by conservationists.
"Simply killing sharks will not reduce the risk of a shark attack," Humane Society International said.
The group urged the Western Australian state government to use non-lethal methods, such as closing beaches and erecting warning signs.
The latest attack came weeks after the government said it would abandon its controversial catch-and-kill shark policy after objections from environmentalists.
Experts say attacks by sharks, which are common in Australian waters, are increasing as water sports become more popular.
A man was killed by a shark in front of his wife last month after being bitten on the leg while swimming at Byron Bay, on Australia's east coast.
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