Australian windsurfer says shark "hit me like a freight train," but he can't wait to get back in the water

Australian windsurfer Andy McDonald had a lucky escape this week after coming face-to-face with a shark off the country's west coast.

A camera for the surf media website swellnet.com captured the moment that the shark seemingly came out of nowhere and knocked the 61-year-old McDonald off his board.

"Everything was really nice, and then just out of the blue, bang, something so hard and strong hit me like a freight train," McDonald told the Australian network ABC. "It just pushed me up into the air and I fell into the, I fell into the water. I knew it was a shark."

The swellnet video shows McDonald and a couple other windsurfers cruising through waters off the coast near the town of Margaret River when both he and his sail suddenly plunge into the water and out of view.

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