Not what you want to see at a beach near you ….
Pro surfer Mick Fanning attacked by a shark during live televised final http://t.co/Lk1vmnSQzD pic.twitter.com/9OOijMjRQ7
— The Independent (@Independent) July 19, 2015
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Knocked off his board by an attacking shark, a surfer punched the creature during the televised finals of a world surfing competition in South Africa before escaping.
Australian surfer Mick Fanning was attacked by a shark on Sunday during the JBay Open in Jeffrey’s Bay in the Eastern Cape Province but escaped without injuries.
On a video on the World Surf League’s website, Fanning is seen knocked off his surfboard. As he scans the water, two fins appear and he disappears under the surface. He is next seen furiously trying to swim to safety before a rescuer pulls him out of the water.
Back on land and shaking his head in disbelief, Fanning told spectators that he punched the shark.
The World Surf League cancelled the remainder of the event.
At the 3:58 mark …
please to always remember the happyfeet law of the ocean
the number of people every year what go into the ocean never ever equals the number of people what come out of the ocean
The World Surf League cancelled the remainder of the event
…but awarded Fanning first prize for being “totally fucking awesome” and “the biggest goddamned kahuna on the beach”..
Shark attack?
glubbal worming
Some forgotten music is that way for a reason…