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Glenn Orgias will surf again after 2009 shark attack

Friday, 06 July 2012
Glenn Orgias surfing four months after the shark attack. Glenn Orgias surfing four months after the shark attack. Eugene Tan/ aquadumps.com

A SYDNEY man who lost his left hand in a horrific shark attack off Bondi beach has bravely declared that he

will surf at dusk again, despite the increased danger, Herald Sun reports.

 

Father-of-one Glenn Orgias was in the water at dusk in 2009 when a 2.5m great white attacked and left him forever scarred.

 

"I don't wish that I had been attacked by a shark, it's a really crappy thing to have happen, but I am content with my life," Mr Orgias said.

 

"Would I surf at dusk again? Yes, I would. It's really important not to let fear control you. It's just resisting fear that's the problem."

 

"I really feel that was the reason I made it back into shore on the night of the attack, because I had so much to live for. If I had been attacked prior to that, when I wasn't in a good place, I believe I wouldn't have got in."

 

  • credits photos: Eugene Tan/ aquadumps.com