Shark attack survivor: 'I don't feel sorry for myself'

Paul de Gelder currently has several sets of prosthetic limbs – a robotic hand, three robotic walking legs, a running blade, a snowboarding leg, two diving legs and two weightlifting arms. Photo: Handout

For Australian Paul de Gelder, a horrifying bite from a bull shark in 2009 cost him a hand and a leg, changing his life forever.

But he neither blames nor fears the creature which attacked him. Instead, he now advocates for the conservation, preservation and protection of sharks. He is one of the stars on the Discovery Channel programme Shark Week, whose 32nd edition airs till Sept 6.