Glenfield Beach
Beach in Australia
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Oct 12, 2026
Marcela SanchezHOST
The AP's Ed Donahue has the story.
Ed DonoghueCORRESPONDENT
Firefighter Mel Ismay was surfing at Glenfield Beach on Australia's west coast almost one month ago when he was attacked.
Mel IsmaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I went for a wave and I got...
Mel IsmaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I thought I got hit by a dolphin initially, 'cause there was so many of them, but no, it wasn't.
Marcela SanchezHOST
A shark attack survivor in Australia describes his fight for life.
Ed DonoghueCORRESPONDENT
Firefighter Mel Ismael was surfing at Glenfield Beach on Australia's west coast almost one month ago.
Mel IsmaelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I went for a wave and I got, I thought I got hit by a dolphin initially because there was so many of them, but no, it wasn't.
Mel IsmaelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Some- something grabbed me and, and dragged me down into the water.
Ben ThomasHOST
A shark attack survivor's story.
Ed DonoghueCORRESPONDENT
Firefighter Mel Ismael was surfing at Glenfield Beach on Australia's west coast almost one month ago when he was attacked.
Mel IsmaelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I went for a wave and I got-- I thought I got hit by a dolphin initially 'cause there was so many of them.
Mel IsmaelSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But no, it wasn't.
Ed DonahueCORRESPONDENT
A shark attack survivor in Australia describes his fight for life.
Ed DonahueCORRESPONDENT
Firefighter Mel Ismail was surfing at Glenfield Beach on Australia's west coast almost one month ago when he was attacked.
Ed DonahueCORRESPONDENT
I went for a
Mel IsmailSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
wave and I thought I got hit by a dolphin.
Ed DonoghueHOST
A shark attack survivor in Australia describes his fight for life.
Ed DonoghueHOST
Firefighter Mel Ismay was surfing at Glenfield Beach on Australia's west coast almost one month ago when he was attacked.
Mel IsmaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I went for a wave and I got, I thought I got hit by a dolphin initially, 'cause there were so many of them, but no, it wasn't.
Mel IsmaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Some, something grabbed me and, and dragged me down into the water.
Ed DonahueCORRESPONDENT
A shark attack survivor in Australia describes his fight for life.
Ed DonahueCORRESPONDENT
Firefighter Mel Ismay was surfing at Glenfield Beach on Australia's west coast almost one month ago when he was attacked.
Mel IsmaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I went for a wave and I got ...
Mel IsmaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I thought I got hit by a dolphin.
Annie BrownHOST
And a shark attack survivor in WA's Midwest says he's alive because of the heroic efforts of multiple bystanders.
Annie BrownHOST
Mal Ismael was attacked in mid-September while surfing at Glenfield Beach, four hours north of Perth.
Annie BrownHOST
The shark bit off close to a third of his leg.
Annie BrownHOST
Mr. Ismael says fellow surfer Shannon Dunn put his own life at risk by swimming out to rescue him.
Mel IsmaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So those two simple steps saved my life
Isabelle MasaliCORRESPONDENT
It's been a few weeks since that terrifying ordeal at Glenfield Beach near Geraldton, about 400 kilometers north of Perth.
Isabelle MasaliCORRESPONDENT
While Mel Ismay is still unsure what his recovery will look like, he knows he'll get back into the water
Mel IsmaySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Yeah, I will.
Belinda VarischettiHOST
Now, this comes after a man was taken by a shark last Friday while swimming close to shore at Perth's Sorrento Beach.
Belinda VarischettiHOST
And last Monday, a man was bitten by a shark while surfing at Geraldton's Glenfield Beach.
Belinda VarischettiHOST
Steve Buckridge fished for shark from Cervantes to Geraldton for about 15 years before he was shut down by the state government at the end of last year as part of the West Coast Demersal fishery closure.
Jess BeckerlingSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He says this time of year