Surfer describes moment 6ft shark chews his board up and bites into his leg

Tommy Civik was ‘sent flying’ after being bitten by a shark while surfing of the coast of California (Picture: Instagram)

A surfer has described the moment he was ‘sent flying’ by a shark which destroyed his board off the coast of California.

Tommy Civik had been in the sea for less than ten minutes when he wasattacked at the large creature before he had even seen it approaching.

The incident was witnessed by his friend Marco Guerrero, who said he saw the shark bite Mr Civik before snatching half his surfboard.