Kiama shark attack: Man says bull shark was like 'a sledgehammer in the leg'

Andrew Pearson
Updated February 17 2018 - 11:15am, first published 8:57am
Adam Hoare at home with his daughter April, 3, on Friday morning. The 35-year-old was injured (inset) during a shark incident at Kiama on Thursday. Main picture: Adam McLean
Adam Hoare at home with his daughter April, 3, on Friday morning. The 35-year-old was injured (inset) during a shark incident at Kiama on Thursday. Main picture: Adam McLean

A Kiama man who was knocked off his feet and injured by a shark has told how his two young children were swimming in the same spot only minutes earlier. 

Andrew Pearson

Andrew grew up in the western Riverina town of Hay and has strong ties to the region. He is a former DA journo who has a passion for breaking news and has covered everything from council and politics to crime and court.