Description:
49 year old Greg Sims was swimming with his partner Pauline Hayes around 5:30 PM when he felt a painful bite.
He and Pauline made it to shore never seeing the animal that attacked him. He used a towel as a tourniquet and they drove to the hospital where he was treated and released.
A photo of the wound was sent to Clinton Duffy, a shark expert, who confirmed that the injury was likely inflicted by a shark.
References:
http://www.hbtoday.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3793419&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=