NEW ZEALAND GIRL FIGHTS OFF SHARK
Friday, 5 February 2010

The mother of a 14-year-old Invercargill girl who was attacked by a shark has praised her daughter's remarkable calm.

Lydia Ward had to pound a shark in the head with her body board to make it release her from its grasp after it latched on to her hip in waist-deep water at Oreti Beach near Invercargill last night.

Fiona Ward said the shark's bite penetrated Lydia's wetsuit and her skin.

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