A surfer who was injured in a suspected shark attack says he thought the creature was a dolphin before he realised he was hurt. Father-of-one Jabez Reitman, 35, suffered back lacerations and was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital from Seven Mile Beach in Broken Head, south of Byron Bay on New South Wales’ north coast. Mr Reitman claims the shark was two to three metres long. Father-of-one Jabez Reitman suffered back lacerations and received stitches at Gold Coast University Hospital . The Byron Bay man says he panicked when he realised he was hurt as he had been completely unaware a shark was nearby. At first, he mistook the creature for a dolphin . The Byron Bay man says he panicked when he realised he was hurt as he had been completely unaware a shark was nearby, according to Seven News. ‘I just freaked out you know, I thought it was a dolphin at first, until it (his back) started stinging,’ he told Seven. ‘I didn’t realise that there are some pretty bad lacerations.’ The keen swimmer says he is not deterred by the suspected shark attack and is keenly awaiting his return to the water. The Byron Bay surfer says he is looking forward to swimming in the ocean again, despite his run in with one of the sea's deadliest creatures .
Byron Bay man Jabez Reitman was rushed to hospital after a shark attack .
The father-of-one claims the shark was two to three metres long .
He mistook the creature for a dolphin before he felt pain and realised he was injured .
Reitman was rushed from Seven Mile Beach in Broken Head to Gold Coast University Hospital and has been treated for back lacerations .
A surfer who was injured in a suspected shark attack says he thought the creature was a dolphin before he realised he was hurt. Father-of-one Jabez Reitman, 35, suffered back lacerations and was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital from Seven Mile Beach in Broken Head, south of Byron Bay on New South Wales’ north coast. Mr Reitman claims the shark was two to three metres long. Father-of-one Jabez Reitman suffered back lacerations and received stitches at Gold Coast University Hospital . The Byron Bay man says he panicked when he realised he was hurt as he had been completely unaware a shark was nearby. At first, he mistook the creature for a dolphin . The Byron Bay man says he panicked when he realised he was hurt as he had been completely unaware a shark was nearby, according to Seven News. ‘I just freaked out you know, I thought it was a dolphin at first, until it (his back) started stinging,’ he told Seven. ‘I didn’t realise that there are some pretty bad lacerations.’ The keen swimmer says he is not deterred by the suspected shark attack and is keenly awaiting his return to the water. The Byron Bay surfer says he is looking forward to swimming in the ocean again, despite his run in with one of the sea's deadliest creatures .
before he realised he was hurt. Father-of-one Jabez Reitman, 35, suffered back lacerations and was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital from Seven Mile Beach in Broken Head, south of Byron claims the shark was two to three metres long. University Hospital . The Byron Bay man says he first, he mistook the creature for a dolphin .