Firefighter looked shark in the eye before it bit off his leg | ABC NEWS
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Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail speaks for the first and only time since he was attacked four weeks ago. The firefighter was surfing north of Geraldton when he came face-to-face with an as-yet unidentified shark, which took his leg from the knee down. He spoke exclusively to ABC NEWS. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/geraldton-shark-attack-victim-mel-ismail-speaks/107233326 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCNewsWA
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