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Aaron Seare was on his board alone near Warrnambool in the state's west when he spotted the shark about 30 meters (98 feet) away, the ABC said on its Web site.
``People say not to panic and splash around,'' he told the broadcaster. ``So I sort of sat there and waited to see what he was doing and he sort of turned around and came straight at me and that's when I did panic and paddled for the beach.''
The surfer felt a tug on his leg as he headed to shore and later found the shark had bitten through the leg rope attached to his board, the ABC said.
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