'It's Not the Shark's Fault': Aussie Teen Surfer Laughs After Shark Bites Her Leg

Australian teenager Kirra-Belle Olsson posted photos on Facebook of the injuries she sustained in a shark attack on Friday, as she made it clear it was not the shark's fault.

The 13-year-old Rip Curl-sponsored surfer was bitten on the leg by a wobbegong shark while surfing at Avoca Beach, on the central coast of New South Wales. She was about 10 to 15 metres from shore when she said she "dropped in on" the shark, meaning she caught the shark's wave.

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"I took the wave and then I twice felt something grab my foot, and I thought it was a mate behind me trying to scare me," Olsson told ABC News . "Then the third time it (the shark) swung me around and tried to pull me under." Read more...

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