Shark attacks surfer near Byron Bay, Australia; third such incident in a month for New South Wales state

A surfer escaped with cuts to his leg on Monday in the third shark attack off New South Wales state north of Sydney in a month.The attacked occurred at Byron Bay, 22 miles north of Ballina, where a 25-year-old man sustained minor leg injuries while surfing with friends on October 12.Beaches in the area, around 500 miles north of Sydney, were closed for at least 24 hours after the early morning encounter, with the victim taken to hospital by a friend."It is believed that the shark emerged from un