Alejo Santiñaque told how he employed a simple defensive manouevre to escape the jaws of a shark that had pulled him underwater while he surfed in Queensland, Australia

A surfer has recounted the terrifying moment he was attacked by a shark at a remote beach on the NSW north coast and revealed he was 'very lucky' to survive.

Alejo Santiñaque told how he employed a simple defensive manouevre to escape the jaws of a shark that had pulled him underwater while he surfed in Queensland, Australia