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Surfer Mick Fanning attacked by shark during tournament
« on: July 21, 2015, 10:27:09 AM »
Mick Fanning, who sports a shaved (buzzed) head, is one of the biggest professional surfers out there and was in the finals at J Bay when he had a bit of a surprise.  Check out this video of his encounter with a shark.



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Re: Surfer Mick Fanning attacked by shark during tournament
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2015, 10:50:01 AM »
Scary stuff!  :o

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Re: Surfer Mick Fanning attacked by shark during tournament
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2015, 11:57:49 AM »
He's lucky to have only come away from that with a broken leash!
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Re: Surfer Mick Fanning attacked by shark during tournament
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2015, 05:21:59 PM »
I've seen the replay several times on TV.  That was totally unbelievable.  The sharks are bad both on the Carolina Coast and in the Gulf. 
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Re: Surfer Mick Fanning attacked by shark during tournament
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2015, 12:43:18 PM »
This is all well and good but did you ever step back and look at it from the perspective of the shark?
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Re: Surfer Mick Fanning attacked by shark during tournament
« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2015, 06:09:57 PM »
Good instincts on Fanning's part - socked it in the snout.  :x!

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