Surfer attacked by shark at Evans Head in northern NSW

By Rachel Olding
Updated July 31 2015 - 3:03pm, first published 8:00am
Craig Ison, who was attacked by a shark at Evans Head, arrives at Lismore Base Hospital. The police officer in the picture drove the ambulance to hospital. Picture: SUPPLIED
Craig Ison, who was attacked by a shark at Evans Head, arrives at Lismore Base Hospital. The police officer in the picture drove the ambulance to hospital. Picture: SUPPLIED

A surfer who punched away a great white shark during a frenzied attack in NSW on Friday morning is a former champion boxer who survived because of his "first instincts," his family say.

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