Fisherman survives getting bit by great white shark

A man in California survives an attack by a Great White Shark, partly because of the kind of bystanders that helped him.

They were two off-duty Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies, who were fishing on Pebble Beach when 25-year-old Grigor Azatian and his father came on shore and saw that Grigor's right leg was torn apart by the shark and that he was suffering from a huge loss of blood.

One of the deputies had been trained in emergency field medicine, applied a tourniquet, and called dispatch for help.

The quick action was likely critical in saving his life.

The father told officials that he had tried to call and radio for help earlier, but his equipment was not working.

You can read more about the story and see the sheriff's office helicopter video here.