Watch moment surfer Kai McKenzie is brutally savaged by great white shark & has leg ripped off before it washed ashore

Grainy footage shows the horrifying moment an Aussie surfer was mauled by a shark

THIS is the horrifying moment an Aussie surfer was mauled by a great white shark and had his leg ripped off.

Incredible footage showed a shark brutally savaging pro-surfer Kai McKenzie as he desperately tried to paddle away from the beast.

A figure can be seen paddling away from the ocean predator before they were pulled underwater.

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Video shows Kai, 23, being pulled underwater by the deadly great white shark in a frenzied attack.
The pro surfer was bitten on the leg by the beast at North Shore Beach, Port Macquarie at 11am on July 23.
The bite was so severe that Kai's leg was torn off and the body part later washed up on shore.
Despite losing a leg, Kai managed to get himself back to shore where an off-duty cop used his dog's leash as a makeshift tourniquet. 

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The keen surfer took to social media platform Instagram to update his concerned followers.
He said: "Man ohh f***ing man to be here right now just to f***ing be able to hold my beautiful Eve and my family is everything to me, a few days ago I went through a crazy shark attack (biggest shark I’ve ever seen) which was a very crazy scene and scared the living f**k out of me.
"It’s so cool to see so many beautiful people support me.

"There are so many messages to get back to but I wanted to say a massive thanks to everyone for your generous donations on the GoFundMe page

Onlookers covered Kai's amputated leg with ice, according to Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph and paramedics were called to the scene shortly.

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Ambulance staff took airlifted Kai and the detached limb to Port Macquarie Base Hospital before he was flown to a major trauma centre more than 120 miles away.
The Daily Telegraph reported that his leg was transported by ferry across the Hastings River in an attempt to reattach the limb.
However, it is not known if McKenzie has undergone limb reattachment surgery