Shark Victim Loses Hand After All

The surfer attacked by a great white shark off Bondi Beach has lost a hand after failed attempts to reattach it.

Glenn Orgias, 33, was attacked by an 8 ft great white while enjoying an evening surf of February 12. The shark locked its jaws onto his left arm during the attack, partially severing his hand.

With the help of some leeches, surgeons at St Vincent’s Hospital reattached Mr Orgias’s hand following 10 hours of surgery and last week the prognosis was looking good, with doctors saying he gained feeling in his fingers after a second operation.

But the hospital has confirmed his hand had to be amputated on Sunday night.

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