Brad Ross was surfing in New South Wales, Australia, when a great white shark took a large bite out of his board

A surfer in Australia miraculously emerged unscathed Monday after a large shark launched into attack mode and chomped his board in two. Brad Ross was surfing at Cabarita Beach in New South Wales when the attack occurred, as his 6-year-old daughter watched from the beach.

A SURFER has miraculously walked away unscathed after a terrifying shark attack at a beach in Australia. But the 13ft great white took a large bite out of his surfboard, laying bare just how lucky

Eyewitnesses said that the surfer was launched into the air during the early morning attack at a popular beach in Australia

Shark attacks are rare, but Australia sees more than most countries, with an average of 22 shark bites per year between 2010 and 2022.

A surfer has miraculously survived a shark attack at Australia's popular New South Wales beach. The latest shark attack comes just weeks after a 16-year-old was mauled at the same beach.A video

The surfer was lucky to have escaped the incident unharmed, NSW authorities later confirmed. According to reports, there were several beachgoers at the location when a surfer emerged from the tides with a board that was broken into two.