Witness backs kangaroo-shark tale

TORQUAY, Australia, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A second witness has surfaced to support the tale of an Australian man who claims to have seen a shark attack a kangaroo.

Daniel Hurst said he was initially mocked by friends who said he must have been drunk, The Daily Telegraph reported Thursday.

He said he was walking on a beach near Torquay with his girlfriend and dogs when he saw what appeared to be a kangaroo hopping into the surf.

"I could still see its head, and that's when the shark leaped out of the water on its side," he said.

"It just got its body out and that was about it. But (it was) clearly a shark. The kangaroo disappeared after that. I stayed around for a while, just very interested, and hoping the shark jumped again, but it never eventuated."

The discovery of a kangaroo carcass on the beach the next day led a second witness to come forward.

Mick Boucher said he saw the marsupial enter the water where it was attacked by the shark.

''It wasn't a huge shark. And it was too far out to see clearly, but it was a shark. I couldn't believe it," he said.