Charley Hajek, 62, has told how he and the shark "both freaked out" when he stood on the shark while surfing in Florida and the predator "clamped down on his ankle and foot"

A teenage surfer survived being attacked by a shark off the coast of Florida as he reached to grab his board in the waves. Rising pro-surf star Teddy Wittemann,16, was rescued by a couple on the beach who managed to tourniquet a shirt around his wounds until emergency responders arrived.

Sharks are pretty harmless. But again, I stepped on it, so I got bit. But when you go in the shark pit, that’s way gnarly.”