shark attack after punching the predator in its face.Napat Chaiyarak Christenko was swimming in the sea with his Ukrainian father when the creature pounced on the island of Phuket, southern Thailand.The youngster screamed in pain before trying to kick away the ferocious marine creature.He then reached down and thumped it in the head, Napat told police in the Kamala district.Napat’s terrified parents dragged the boy up from the water as blood gushed from the wounds on his right calf.The shark, believed to be either a bull shark or a blacktip reef shark up to 4ft long, disappeared into the depths.Paramedics rushed to the scene and performed first-aid before taking Napat to the Bangkok Hospital in Phuket for treatment over the weekend.The boy – who remained calm while travelling in the ambulance – told doctors that it was the most painful thing he had ever felt.He said: "I felt a pain in my leg and looked down and saw the shark biting me.
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