lilly suffering a cut hand and a scratched, bruised face. >> i didn't really know i guess what was going on other than that i was scared. >> reporter: 37-year-old lily and her husband, mike headed out for their daily surf at denmark's ocean beach. they say the conditions were perfect. they even saw a pod of dolphins. but it all changed when they caught a glimpse of a huge black shadow lurking beneath them. >> it charged her, it hit her, and the next thing i know lily was in the water off her board and she was screaming. >> just fear. just felt a sudden impact. >> reporter: left floating 50 meters out to sea, mike quickly paddled, dragged lily on to his surfboard and headed for shore. >> i think i was a little bit scared the shark would come back and didn't feel safe until we were back on the beach. >> it's really really heartbreaking to paddle over and thinking what potentially was