Surfer bitten TWICE by shark as it was chasing a seal off Australian coast before driving himself to hospital

A SURFER has survived a savage shark attack before driving himself to hospital, despite serious injuries.

The chaos unfolded at a popular Australian surf spot on Tuesday afternoon, when the surfer got in the way of a shark chasing a seal.

The Bronze Whaler was chasing lunch when the seal used the wave rider as a decoy to escape certain death.

The man, in his 50s, was surfing at D’Estrees Bay on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, when the shark took two bites out of his leg.

The attack happened around 1pm at a surf spot known as "The Sewer".

The unidentified victim sustained serious injuries, however managed get himself to the shore and drive himself to the hospital.

Surfer reported the man had undergone surgery to his leg.

His wounds, although serious, have not been reported as li