A great white shark broke free from a fisherman's line and then swam off and savaged a long-distance swimmer.
The victim, Steven Robles, told CBS Los Angeles he escaped from the shark's jaws by punching it on the nose.
The victim was taken ashore on a surf board. Pic: Manhattan Beach Patch He was taken to hospital with wounds to his stomach and chest in the attack off southern California's Manhattan Beach.
His condition has reportedly been upgraded from critical to stable.
The incident began when a man fishing off Manhattan Beach Pier hooked the shark, whose length was estimated at between 7ft (2m) and 10ft (3m).
The man was training with a group of swimmers. Pic: Manhattan Beach Patch He spent half an hour trying to reel in the great white before the line broke.
Los Angeles County Fire Department said the same agitated shark attacked the victim about 40 minutes later.
Mr Robles was training with a group of long-distance swimmers about 300 yards (270m) from the pier when he was bitten.
Emergency services help the injured man Pic: Manhattan Beach Patch A surfer put him on his board and took him ashore.
Another surfer, Aram Ozen, said at first people thought the victim was having trouble swimming.
The attack was carried out by a great white shark Pic: File Then they heard the swimmers screaming "white, white!" referring to a great white shark.
"It was a scary scream," Mr Ozen told the LA Times. "It was kind of freaky. There were a lot people screaming back to shore."
The attack follows a series of shark sightings in the area.
Lifeguards kept people out of the water along a two-mile stretch of beach on Saturday as authorities enticed the shark away farther out to sea.
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