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South African surfer thought he was going to die, paddled away from two great white's with one hand
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0:20Now PlayingA surfer who was attacked by two great white sharks used a zig-zag paddle to get to safety — with just one hand.
Shannon Ainslie, 41, was surfing in Nahoon Reef in East London, South Africa, when the sharks grabbed his board and pulled him underwater.
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One bit the top of his surfboard and caught Shannon’s hand — chomping at two of his fingers and leaving them “hanging off.”
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