A chilling video showing a surfer in the middle of a large shark attack has been leaked from a desktop computer inside a New South Wales police station.
The eight-second video appears to have been filmed using a handheld device from inside the police station and shows the attack playing out on a computer screen.
The footage shows a figure in a wetsuit frantically attempting to paddle away from a large dorsal fin and tail in the ocean on his surfboard, before being dragged underwater.
The identity of the person attacked in the video is unknown and it is unclear whether he or she survived.
The video began circulating online amid rumours it showed the moment budding surfing star Kai McKenzie survived a shark attack at North Shore Beach in Port Macquarie on Tuesday.
His leg later washed up on shore and surgeons rushed to try to reattach it.
But the leaked images do not appear to fit the description of that attack.
New South Wales ambulance worker Kirrin Mowbray told reporters McKenzie fought off the shark before catching a wave that carried him back to shore.
The clip, though short, does not show the surfer struggling and no waves can be seen approaching behind him as the shark attacked.
The video was filmed from a screen that appears to be inside a New South Wales police facility and shows a surfer paddling out before a huge dorsal fin and tail appear in the water and drag them under.
Ms Mowbray also said there were no witnesses to that attack.
“The only person who saw the shark was the young man himself,” he said.
In the leaked video, a sign reading “respect, pride, trust” is displayed on the computer screen alongside blue and white squares, which is identical to the logo of the New South Wales Police.
The same slogan and logo appear on NSW Police merchandise, including lanyards and drinkware.
A used lunch container could be seen in front of the desktop screen where the video was playing.
New South Wales Police have confirmed they are investigating how the video was leaked and posted online.
“NSW Police are aware of a video circulating online and have launched an investigation into how the video came to be posted,” a spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.
‘The NSW Police Force does not tolerate this type of conduct and will take appropriate action pending the outcome of the investigation.’
The video was shared online as the attack on 23-year-old Kai McKenzie (pictured), who suffered serious leg injuries at North Shore Beach in Port Macquarie, at around 11am on Tuesday.
He survived and was rushed to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital. Details in the leaked video do not appear to match McKenzie’s description of the attack.
The leak comes just days after Mr McKenzie was attacked by a shark.
A bystander, an off-duty police officer walking his dog on the beach, witnessed McKenzie emerge from the waves covered in blood at around 11 a.m.
He used his dog’s leash as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding from the injured areas.
Police and paramedics arrived at the scene a short time later before McKenzie was rushed to Port Macquarie Base Hospital in a critical but stable condition.
His devastated loved ones rushed to his side and helped him. made the grim admission that Mr McKenzie faces a “long road to recovery” regardless of whether the limb can be reattached or not.
Mr McKenzieNeighbor Lauren Mac confirmed that the 23-year-old had undergone surgery, but did not clarify the nature of the operation.
“This is all the family wants released at this time,” he said.
“Kai is currently at John Hunter Hospital where he underwent surgery and is in stable condition,” she wrote.
“His mom and dad told me it will be a long road to recovery, regardless of the outcome.”
Mr McKenzie’s surfboard is pictured after the horrific shark attack at North Shore Beach in Port Macquarie on Tuesday morning.
McKenzie (pictured) is believed to have arrived at the isolated beach with a friend after taking a ferry.
TO GoFundMe The project undertaken by Ms. Mac has so far raised more than $130,000 for the young surfer.
He had recently returned to the water after fracturing his neck.
“I’m so happy to be back surfing after breaking my neck,” McKenzie posted on Instagram in January.
He has been described as a “legendary guy” and an accomplished surfer, sponsored by well-known brands.
There have been five fatal shark attacks on surfers in New South Wales in the past 20 years, with a smaller number of non-fatal attacks recorded.
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