3 Time World Champion Surfer Attacked By Shark During Contest (Video)

[Roadtrip635]

Mick Fanning was competing in Jeffreys Bay, on the eastern Cape, when one of the sharks approached his surfboard.
The final of the J-Bay Open had only just started when Fanning was knocked off his surfboard and into the sea.
Fanning, the defending champion, escaped injury. The tournament was called off soon afterwards.
"I was just sitting there and I felt something just get stuck in my leg rope, and I was kicking trying to get it away," Fanning told Fox Sports.
"I just saw fins. I was waiting for the teeth."
Fanning, a three-time world champion, said he was able to "get a punch into its back" and startle it.




The event was being broadcast live on television. Footage later cut to Fanning and co-competitor Julian Wilson, also of Australia, on a rescue boat reliving the incident.
Fanning was approached by two sharks, and that he and Wilson were both rescued from the water by jet-skis.

Dude was lucky, shark damn near got him, crazy video

[jjgold]

unreal

He got lucky..how scary is that??

[Mr KLC]

It's getting harder and harder for me to consider taking a vacation at the beach with all of these shark attacks. Somebody has done something to tick these sharks off.

[manny24]

sick!

[jjgold]

Why go in any type of an ocean? We always think of ocean swimmers as real jerk offs

[manny24]

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Hat looked like a big fukkin shark.

It it looked like a movie.

[adila1401]

There were actually 2 sharks lol..If you watch the video, the tournament head explains about how they r looking out for 2 sharks..Can you just imagine...2 Great Whites and ur in the water by yourself

[packerd_00]

Mick Fanning was competing in Jeffreys Bay, on the eastern Cape, when one of the sharks approached his surfboard.
The final of the J-Bay Open had only just started when Fanning was knocked off his surfboard and into the sea.
Fanning, the defending champion, escaped injury. The tournament was called off soon afterwards.
"I was just sitting there and I felt something just get stuck in my leg rope, and I was kicking trying to get it away," Fanning told Fox Sports.
"I just saw fins. I was waiting for the teeth."
Fanning, a three-time world champion, said he was able to "get a punch into its back" and startle it.




The event was being broadcast live on television. Footage later cut to Fanning and co-competitor Julian Wilson, also of Australia, on a rescue boat reliving the incident.
Fanning was approached by two sharks, and that he and Wilson were both rescued from the water by jet-skis.

Dude was lucky, shark damn near got him, crazy video

Probably a Great White,doubt this guy startled it.

[Roadtrip635]

Why go in any type of an ocean? We always think of ocean swimmers as real jerk offs

This happened during the finals of a Surf competition and the guy is a 3 time World Champ, he's in the ocean making money. I was surprised to hear this was the first time ever that a Surfing contest was ever cancelled because if a shark attack.

[TwoWays]

I gonna start fading this thread

[jjgold]

I watched a few times

Nerve wracking

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Is that JJ? "Mike, M-I-C-K."

[King Mayan]

It's getting harder and harder for me to consider taking a vacation at the beach with all of these shark attacks. Somebody has done something to tick these sharks off.

Yeah trailer dumbfukks like you that think climate change is not real..

[Big Bear]

Why go in any type of an ocean? We always think of ocean swimmers as real jerk offs

if not the ocean ... where should we vacation/visit???

[DwightShrute]

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