“Holy ****!” the announcer said after the spotting the fin and then seeing Fanning disappear under water at the World Surf League’s J-Bay Open competition in South Africa Sunday.
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Kong said he had seen hundreds of sharks while surfing, but nothing as scary as what Fanning experienced. “Mick’s composure and quick acting in the face of a terrifying situation was nothing short of heroic and the rapid response of our water safety personnel was commendable”, Perrow said in a statement.
Slater wrote on Instagram: “There were multiple water photogs (including @jimmicane who shot this photo) swimming all day”.
“I’ve been surfing for more than 40 years, I have never seen a shark or been intimidated by a shark – intimidated by dolphins and whales, but not sharks”, she said. And I love that stuff about how they’ll resume the finals once they make sure it’s safe. “I punched it a couple of times, but I felt like it was dragging me under water”.
Fanning offered the following tweet of support to the staff that helped him out of the water.
“It was a fairly young, small Great White, you can tell from the colouration, of around two to two and a half metres. #GiveHimTheTrophy!”
So there you have it, if the Mythbusters think it’s plausible then it might be a good time to change that surfboard color Mick. “Specifically during this heat, sitting down towards the keyhole all alone”.
A mother watched in horror as her son fought off a shark during a surfing competition on live television.
“I was absolutely terrified”.
“I was coming up the beach and I saw all the boats and skis go straight to the line-up”.
I was curious, is the legend of yum yum real?
Paul Penna, who has worked with Australia’s Olympic swim team as well as a host of different professional athletes from a variety of sports, said three-time world champion Fanning’s close shave will have an indelible impact on the world tour.
“It reminded me of when I was watching 9/11, it was just so surreal”, he said.
The reason why this will be shown over and over again is that Fanning managed to escape without even a scratch. “I punched it in the back”.
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“I saw it taking my board away and I just started cracking it”, he told a crowd that gathered around him once he was back on shore, referring to how he struck the shark. I’m halfway between crying and laughing because he [Fanning] got so lucky.
