Mick Fanning escapes shark attack in J-Bay Open surf event in South Africa

[Little Tich]

Source: ABC News Australia

Australian surfing star Mick Fanning has survived being attacked by a shark during the J-Bay Open World Surf League event in South Africa.

Dramatic vision showed a shark thrashing in the water near Fanning during his final against fellow Australian Julian Wilson at Jeffreys Bay, east of Port Elizabeth.

The footage shows a fin sticking out of the water as the shark appears to knock Fanning off his board.

Fanning, the world number four and a triple world champion, said he punched and kicked out at the shark as it broke his leg rope.



Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-19/mick-fanning-clashes-with-shark-in-south-africa-surfing-event/6632214

[Skittles]

1. a real sneak attack

[salimbag]

2. Leg rope

Nope, that would be a "leash".

[AtheistCrusader]

3. this was reported 19h ago. LBN is for news published 12h or less in age.

Possible the international date line tripped you up, I guess

[Little Tich]

5. The Google link said the article was from 4 hours ago.

The article also says that it was "First posted yesterday at 9:49pm" at the bottom. I dunno, maybe it was updated.

[FailureToCommunicate]

7. Did you mean to say 12 hours or "fewer" ?

Just saying.

[trusty elf]

4. The fearlessness of people who surf in places like South Africa and Australia amazes me.

I'd be too much of a coward to ever even go into the water.


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[artislife]

6. Wild nt

[C Moon]

8. These surf contests should start using drones like they are in some places of Southern California

to watch out for sharks.
Or, maybe they do? I don't know.