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Kai McKenzie has struggled to come to terms with losing his right leg in a shark attack off a remote beach on NSW’s Mid-North Coast, but he doesn’t want that to define him. In fact, the keen surfer is hell-bent on returning to the water as soon as possible. “I’m going to f... sh.. up with a prosthetic,” the 23-year-old told STAB surf magazine. He said he is talking with medical experts about getting one fitted above the knee by the end of the year.
Although grateful to be alive, and for the support of his loved ones, Mr McKenzie told STAB magazine he’s been using dark humour to conceal his pain amid the “s...show”. “It’s been raw. Some people can’t read a room and can be pretty insensitive,” he said, noting some people gawk at his missing limb. “For now, I’m just cruising around on crutches, so it sticks out like dog balls.
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