PICTURED: Surfer who was mauled by a five-metre great white shark - before his board is brought back to shore with a massive chunk bitten out of it
- Phil Mummert, 28, was attacked by a five-metre great white shark on Friday
- Emergency services were called to Bunker Bay in south-west WA around 2.15pm
- The surfer was airlifted to Bunbury Hospital after the shark bit him in the thigh
- A shocking image showed how the shark bit Mr Mummert's board in half
The young surfer who was mauled by a great white shark on a popular beach in Western Australia has been revealed.
Phil Mummert, 28, was surfing at Bunker Bay, in the state's south-west, when the five-metre shark bit his thigh around 2.15pm on Friday.
Mr Mummet, from nearby Dunsborough, hit the great white shark with his surfboard before it was bitten in half, The West Australian reported.
Phil Mummert (pictured right) was mauled by a 5-metre great white shark on Friday afternoon
Mr Mummert had his board bitten in half (pictured) by the great white shark at a popular surfing spot on Bunker Bay beach, in south-west WA, around 2.15pm on Friday
Mr Mummert (pictured right) hit the great white shark with his surfboard after it bit his leg
Several other surfers were in the water during the attack and paddled straight towards Mr Mummet to help him to shore.
'He's just sitting on his board and the next thing you know we just heard someone go 'shark'.
'I turned around and I've just seen this white (shark) kind of breach. It just obliterated his board,' one of Mr Mummet's rescuers told Nine News.
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A helicopter was sent to the popular beach and the surfer was airlifted to Bunbury Regional Hospital.
Mr Mummert's mother, Jennifer, said he was still in hospital and would undergo surgery in either Bunbury or Perth.
'They are waiting for the surgeon to have a look.
'He's awake and he hasn't lost too much blood. He's been incredibly lucky,' she said.
A surfer who came to Mr Mummert's aid, Jess Woolhouse, said it was a 'life or death' situation.
Mr Mummert (pictured left) was bitten in the right thigh and was airlifted to Bunbury Hospital
The 28-year-old (pictured left) was brought to shore by a group of fellow surfers
'We all sort of made an effort to get him onto the board and start heading in just sort of yelling and trying to splash the water,' he explained.
Mr Woolhouse said a group of six or seven people had also formed on the beach and it was a community effort to help Mr Mummert to shore.
He explained Mr Mummert was in good spirits and his bleeding was staunched before the 28-year-old was airlifted to hospital.
A Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development statement said they were investigating the attack.
'Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is working with local authorities to coordinate responses.
'DPIRD Fisheries officers are onsite conducting beach patrols and the RAC helicopter is conducting aerial surveillance in the area.
'City of Busselton rangers have closed off the beach,' the statement read.
There has been a spate of shark attacks on the east coast in recent months including five fatalities this year.
Mr Mummert was attacked on the southeast coast of Western Australia (pictured)
