Trigg Beach shark attack: Ryan Lowther recalls terrifying ordeal at Perth beach

A surfer who has bitten connected nan limb by a shark says he's fortunate to beryllium alive.

Ryan Lowther, 41, said it felt for illustration a 'clamp of razor blades going into my leg' erstwhile he was bitten astir 40m from statement astatine Perth's Trigg Beach on Wednesday afternoon. 

He was catching his past activity for nan time erstwhile he was bitten pinch specified unit that portion of nan shark's bony became lodged successful his little leg.

He said he didn't spot nan shark coming arsenic he bravely returned to nan segment of nan harrowing ordeal connected Thursday. 

'I conscionable felt this crunch connected my limb and it felt for illustration razor blades going in,' Mr Lowther told Seven News. 

'I ducked down nether it and arsenic I was coming backmost to up to jump connected my board, I felt this latch correct onto my leg.

'I was successful a spot of shock... I dived connected my committee and caught nan activity in. I pulled up my bedewed suit and location was humor everywhere.

'I told a kid adjacent to maine "I've conscionable been bitten by a shark".'

He said nan incident near him emotion 'super shocked'. 

Mr Lowther raced retired of nan h2o arsenic quickly arsenic he could and aft seeing his wetsuit covered successful blood, drove himself to Sir Charles Gardener Hospital.

'They gave (me) an x-ray, recovered a bony successful there, cleaned maine up, antibiotics, past sent maine home, (they) reckon I'll beryllium right,' he said. 

Mr Lowther said having nan shark bony still successful his limb was 'not ideal', but is hopeful it will travel retired yet truthful he tin support it arsenic a memento.

He admitted he was 'nervous' astir getting backmost successful nan water, saying he feels fortunate to person survived.

'I americium gladsome it wasn't a bigger shark and gladsome to still person 2 feet, truthful that is simply a win,' he said.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development told The West that 'the shark is assumed to beryllium mini successful size'.

The nationalist person been urged to workout further be aware successful nan Trigg Beach area.

Experts are now examining nan wetsuit to find nan type and size of nan shark that spot him. 

It wasn't Mr Lowther's first terrifying brushwood pinch a shark.

He was surfing astatine Perth's City Beach 3 years agone erstwhile friends backmost connected nan statement yelled retired to him astir a large shark fin lurking down him.