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Zak, from Mt Gambier, had been with his 18-year-old brother 40 metres off Wharton Beach, 70km east of Esperance, at 7.40am (WST) when a five-metre white pointer attacked him.

Part of Zak's right leg was bitten off by the huge shark, which also mauled and punctured his other leg, leaving it severely lacerated.
The shark remained in the area for several hours after the attack, but rough weather prevented police and fisheries officers from getting close to the shark.

WA Fisheries incident controller Tony Cappelluti today said his staff were flying over the area to see whether the shark or other sharks still posed a threat.

Mr Cappelluti said his staff would call for beaches to be cleared if a dangerous shark was spotted and a WA Fisheries five-metre boat would be dispatched to "herd" it from the area.

"We are not in a position to hunt down the shark," he said.

"We have shark capture equipment on the boat, but that is an absolute last resort.

"Trying to deal with a big animal with a relatively small boat is just not an option."

Local fishermen are planning to set lines to catch it.

The teenager was dragged to the beach where two New Zealand tourists and his brother helped stem the flow of blood by tying an extension cord around his leg.

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