Cooper Allen, 17, bitten by shark at Lighthouse Beach in Ballina

By Megan Levy
Updated September 27 2016 - 1:08am, first published 12:35am
Lighthouse Beach in Ballina. Photo: Matt Attard/Port Macquarie News
Lighthouse Beach in Ballina. Photo: Matt Attard/Port Macquarie News
Lighthouse Beach in Ballina. Photo: Natalie Grono
Lighthouse Beach in Ballina. Photo: Natalie Grono
Cooper Allen was bitten on the right thigh by a shark. Photo: Facebook
Cooper Allen was bitten on the right thigh by a shark. Photo: Facebook
Cooper Allen is recovering in Lismore Base Hospital after he was bitten by a shark at Lighthouse Beach. Photo: Facebook
Cooper Allen is recovering in Lismore Base Hospital after he was bitten by a shark at Lighthouse Beach. Photo: Facebook
A shark was spotted at Lighthouse Beach, after surfer Cooper Allen was bitten on Monday morning.  Photo: Twitter/SharkSmart
A shark was spotted at Lighthouse Beach, after surfer Cooper Allen was bitten on Monday morning. Photo: Twitter/SharkSmart
The shark, sighted off the beach where a teenager was attacked on Monday.  Photo: Twitter/SharkSmart
The shark, sighted off the beach where a teenager was attacked on Monday. Photo: Twitter/SharkSmart

A great white shark was seen off Lighthouse Beach in Ballina, on the NSW North Coast, a short time after a teenage boy was bitten on the leg while surfing, police say.