Here's a fact; the odds of being bitten by a shark while surfing are 1 in 17 million. While they happen, you're 30 times more likely to have a fatal incident with a falling coconut than you are a shark. Or get squished by a vending machine or struck by lightning. But that's not to say they don't happen of course, sharks in our waters are part of the natural cycle, it's their home and we're just visiting. If the worse did happen though – and you, or someone in the water with you, did have a shark encounter – would you know what to do? There's a whole load of information out there so we decided to collate some steps into one place. Yes, they are out there and they exist of course. Photo: Rodrigo Friscione/Getty Images. Initial Response is Crucial Medics say those first 10 seconds, and how you act, are crucial to everything that comes next. After a bite, your body will want to instinctively lash out and try to swim away. It's important that you don't, because it mimics prey behaviour trying to escape.…