“It was a very scary scene and it scared the fuck out of me”
Surfers don’t come much cooler than Australian Kai McKenzie whose leg was bitten off by a 10-foot Great White five days back, only for it to be washed ashore shortly after, put on ice and sent off to the hozzy with Kai in the chopper.
The twenty-three-year-old Rage teamrider was surfing a breakwall in Port Macquarie when the shark hit. Leg gone, Kai made it shore where an off-duty cop used his dog’s leash as a tourniquet, saving the kid’s life.
“Breaking his back last year, he never once complained … [he] always just got on with doing what he loved as soon as possible,” Rage wrote on Instagram. “He is an inspiring person.”
In a missive posted from his bed in Newcastle’s John Hunter hospital, Kai writes;
Man ohh fucking man to be here right now just to fucking be able to hold my beautiful Eve and my family is everything to me, a few days ago I went through a crazy shark attack ( biggest shark I’ve ever seen ) which was a very crazy scene and scared the living fuck out of me ,but to all you fucking kind hearted people, all you legends, to anyone and everyone all your support has meant the absolute world to me. It’s so cool to see so many beautiful people support me. There are so many messages to get back to but I wanted to say a massive thanks to everyone for your generous donations on the go fund me page. We are so very grateful for everything. I can tell you now if you know my personality this means fuck all. I’ll be back in that water In no time ! BIG FUCK OFF TO THAT SHARK and BIG THANKS to Steve for saving my life.
Jump into his GoFundMe here.
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Leg-end.
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Lucky to survive, hope he has many years of stoke in the future!
Sharks and Indian truck drivers are a danger . But we can’t kill them all.
Ah well
Looks like Australia needs to fund a Shark Victims deal.
And take care of the dude that snapped his neck at D bah.
Such a beautiful stretch to be so snake bit.
I feel for that guy at D Bah, but as I understand it, his core emergency medical expenses should be covered under Medicare on a reciprocal arrangement with Enzed.
That’s not to understate all the other damages, so I’d be happy to give him a coupla AUD, particularly if my 51:1 Chopes long shot Felipe comes in at Chopes and I’m awash with cash.
Anyone got the GoFundMe link for the poor dude?
Lucky to be alive. but the cunt would be a more effective communicator if he cleaned up his vocabulary – the rest of the world outside Australia isn’t descended from foul-mouthed convicts.
The convict streak gets too much blame for our uncouth argot. More recent emigration has as much to blame. Ever heard an Italian panel beater swear? It’s like the cunts have got Tourettes.
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Let’s chop off your leg and see what comes out your mouth?
Aggressive cocaine abusing sharks! Get Ricardo on them!
Xox
Brazzos are to blame for every shark attack in the last decade
And future!
Xox
So did they reattach the leg?