Fortunately, his partner Marina Godess, saw him. But when he was on the beach and I realized what it was, I was more scared than he was. After five minutes of trying to pry open the shark's jaws, a lifeguard finally cut off its head. Markossian will have a permanent scar on his right forearm from the shark bite, but he required no stitches and was discharged from the hospital a few hours after the attack. Markossian says the attack won't stop him from swimming, but regrets the shark had to die.
All animals are our friends.
I would say this shark was just unlucky. Markossian's family, meanwhile probably doesn't regret the death. Popular Among Sharks and Men Markossian's shark attack apparently hasn't deterred many people from swimming at the popular Bronte rockfaces. Locals were back there today, and divers say there are hundreds of such sharks in the area. The manager of the Australian Shark Attack File at Australia's Taronga Zoo, John West, identified the shark as a wobbegong, and told the Herald that it's known to be aggressive and territorial.