Local surfer Dayyan Neve was among those who rushed to treat the de Ruyter, using a leg rope as a makeshift tourniquet as the 27-year-old fell out of consciousness.
“The poor guy, I don’t think he was feeling much by then … we were just talking to him and we were all just trying to keep him awake,” Neve said on Monday night.
“Surfers stick together … we all know to grab a tourniquet … when there’s talk of a shark attack, all of us would do it for each other.”
Andre de Ruyter received 13 units of blood, which probably saved his life.Credit: Instagram
De Ruyter has been featured as an emerging artist on Triple J Unearthed.Credit: Facebook
The man took himself to Kempsey Hospital, where he remains in a stable condition. Beaches have been closed between Town Beach in Port Macquarie and Crescent Head.
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Steve Pearce, the chief executive of Surf Life Saving NSW, said another 30 drum lines had been deployed and drones were flying over beaches on Tuesday.
“As a result of this spate of attacks, three attacks in around 24 hours is unprecedented in Sydney,” Pearce said.
“The beaches are closed. The beaches are unsafe. For your own personal safety do not swim for the next 48 hours.”
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