Surfer survives shark attack off California coast

English teacher Jay Scrivner, 45, was waiting for waves off the California coast near his home town of Eureka when a shark bit his thigh and board.

Mr Scriver said that “out of nowhere” he saw the shark’s teeth and nose.

After he was bitten, he took a swing at the great white and let out what a friend nearby described as a primordial yell.

“I couldn’t believe it happened.”

He said he thinks he was spared from more damage by his old surfboard, which is thicker than many modern boards.