Surfer Cooper Allen shows off bite marks after Lighthouse Beach shark attack

By Megan Levy
Updated September 27 2016 - 11:08pm, first published 10:59pm
Cooper Allen was bitten on the right thigh by a shark. Photo: Facebook
Cooper Allen was bitten on the right thigh by a shark. Photo: Facebook

Surfer Cooper Allen has given the thumbs up to cameras from his hospital bed, but a graphic photograph of the teenager's injuries reveals just how close an encounter he had with a shark off the NSW North Coast on Monday.