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Oct. 25 (UPI) \u2014<\/span> An Australian teenager participating in a surf ski race escaped injury when a suspected great white shark approached and bit a hole in his surf ski.<\/p>\n Nathaniel Drummond, 19, was competing in the race Sunday at Seacliff Beach in Adelaide, South Australia, when he was flung into the ocean by a sudden impact.\n<\/p>\n \u201cThe shark just came up and hit me from beneath,\u201d Drummond told 7News. \u201cAll of a sudden I felt my ski just lift above the water and next thing I knew I was in the air and then I was in the water.\u201d<\/p>\n Competitors rushed to Drummond\u2019s aid and he was given a ride back to shore on another surf ski.<\/p>\n Drummond\u2019s surf ski was recovered and he discovered a shark had bitten a hole in the bottom, near where his feet had been.<\/p>\n A shark tooth left behind after the bite is being sent for analysis to determine whether the shark was indeed a great white.<\/p>\n