Surfer's fears after watching friend die in shark attack at Ballina

By Megan Levy
Updated August 2 2015 - 10:13am, first published July 27 2015 - 2:17pm
Moving message: Angie Takanami. Photo: Facebook
Moving message: Angie Takanami. Photo: Facebook
Tadashi Nakahara, left, who was killed by a shark in February.
Tadashi Nakahara, left, who was killed by a shark in February.
A beach memorial for shark attack victim Tadashi Nakahara. Photo: Natalie Grono
A beach memorial for shark attack victim Tadashi Nakahara. Photo: Natalie Grono
Mathew Lee, pictured in hospital with his girlfriend, Suzy Gerada. Photo: Facebook
Mathew Lee, pictured in hospital with his girlfriend, Suzy Gerada. Photo: Facebook

A surfer who watched her friend bleed to death after he was bitten by a shark says she is "scared shitless" to paddle out into the surf, following an increased number of sightings around the NSW North Coast.

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