Asked if he agreed Wilson deserved such an accolade, Fanning said: “Oh, for sure”.
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In video of the event posted on the World Surf League website, Fanning could be seen scanning the water before a big fin emerged behind him.
Along with the income he makes from surfing and sponsorship, Fanning has an interest in a popular Reef Sandal range that has a bottle opener embedded in the sole. It just kept coming back. She was just 23 when he proposed in 2006. “But I guess they don’t”.
But this was “not quite the same as a great white shark like Mick Fanning”, he joked last night.
Ms Osborne was watching from her Gold Coast living room when the shark attack was broadcast on live TV.
“I was so scared. That’s okay, but remember that just underneath the nose is a mouth”, says Peirce.
Dr Grant said it was the same for him after his attack. “It’s more of an emotional, mental trauma right now”.
“I’m not the hero here, Mick is, he’s the one that punched the shark – seeing his fight is what gave me courage to paddle towards and hopefully help him out”, Wilson said. “I instantly just jumped away”. I’m lucky to have those people in my life. The benefits are pretty sweet: exotic travel, loads of cash, and hot chicks – just look at Mick Fanning’s wife, Karissa (Dalton) Fanning, a professional model. “I punched it in the back”.
Casagrande thinks Fanning’s leash touched the shark’s face or gills and the fish thrashed violently to untangle itself, likely bumping Fanning off his board in the process. There are perfectly good vacations and hobbies to take up that don’t involve tempting the wildlife into sautéing you in their saliva and swallowing you whole. “I just can’t believe it, I’m just tripping out.” The visual is jarring and scary.
And he talked to his mother, who had watched as the attack unfolded on live television. “I’m lost for words, to be honest”.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – A shark attacking a top surfer during a televised competition in South Africa captured the world’s attention but the incident is not highly unusual. “And then the thing came up and I was on my board and it was right there”, he said. I haven’t got a scratch on me.
“He just gave all regard up for himself, and came for me”, Fanning said. “We are not able to predict it”, explains Kock, “It can depend on the species of shark, size of shark, the visibility under water, the temperature or many other factors”. In his back yard.
‘I thought this guy was going to die in front of us, it was so hectic.
But he vowed to get back on his board again.
‘I am still in shock and I am shaking.’. “They’re effectively putting chum in the water and bringing around sharks”. His daughter Elizabeth married John Fanning from Malin Head, Co Donegal, in 1968 and they emigrated to Australia in 1971.
Both men flew into Sydney Airport on Tuesday afternoon and spoke to the media after the incident at the J-Bay Open in Jeffreys Bay captivated the world and made worldwide headlines. “That’s why we often get exploratory bites which don’t result in death and sometimes don’t even result in serious injury”.
Check out Surfline’s Q&A with Burgess about what happened in South Africa.
Sharks have an extraordinary sense of smell and can detect a drop of blood in several hundred million parts of water, according to Peirce.
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