Ryan Boarman underwent hours of emergency surgery. Pic: gofundme.com
A man has been mauled by a 6ft-long shark while on a month-long surfing trip to the Indonesian island of Bali.
The shark bit Ryan Boarman through his right arm near the elbow, tearing through muscle, all the way to the bone.
The 24-year-old surfer, from San Diego, California, astonishingly rode a wave back to the beach where friends and bystanders rushed to his aid.
His father, Bill Boarman, told Fox 5: "He was out waiting for a wave and suddenly felt a really sharp extremely painful bite on his elbow.