August 17, 2010, 9:13 am


A shark has attacked a surfer in WA's South West this morning.

It is understood the man was mauled while surfing at the South Point break near Gracetown just about 8am.

Witnesses said emergency crews worked on the man, who had been surfing by himself, on the beach.

It is understood he has life-threatening injuries.

An ambulance has taken the victim to Margaret River Hospital and the RAC rescue helicopter is on its way to the SW town.

In June this year a surfer survived a shark attack off the State's south coast, fending off two charges by the predator at Conspicuous Cliff beach near Walpole.
The have been several fatal shark attacks in WA in recent years: Brian Guest at Port Kennedy in 2008, deckhand Geoffrey Brazier off the Abrolhos in March 2005, surfer Brad Smith off Gracetown in July 2004 and swimmer Ken Crew off Cottesloe in November 2000. All were attributed to white pointers.

God I hope he makes it......bloody things they don't like the taste of us anyway.