Surfer describes moment he was attacked by great white shark off Kangaroo Island

A surfer has recalled the moment a great white shark attacked him in waters off Kangaroo Island over the weekend, likening the experience to “being hit by a truck”.

The 29-year-old man was attacked at D’Estrees Bay off the island’s south coast on Sunday afternoon, and was rushed to hospital with the help of another surfer.

The man said he had been enjoying “a normal day’s surfing” as he sat on his surfboard immediately before the attack.

In a handwritten statement dictated to his partner and released by…