{"id":7622,"date":"2015-07-20T05:19:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T05:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=7622"},"modified":"2015-07-20T06:10:06","modified_gmt":"2015-07-20T06:10:06","slug":"shark-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/shark-attack","title":{"rendered":"Surfer Mick Fanning Escapes A Shark Attack In the Middle Of A Competition In South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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He fought off a shark and narrowly escaped an attack during the J-Bay Open surfing competition in South Africa.<\/p>\n<h2>A punch in the back<\/h2>\n<p>As the athlete was waiting of his first wave to demonstrate his surfing skills, a shark surfaced behind him. A live video feed showed a shocked Fanning struggling to escape and ultimately paddling away until rescue boats\u00a0arrived. His board was completely destroyed by the shark.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI was getting dragged under by my leg [rope], and then I felt like it kicked me off, but it was still there, and I was still attached to my board. I felt like it was dragging me under water, and then my leg rope broke, and I started swimming and screaming.\u201d Fanning said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI just saw the fin, I didn\u2019t see the teeth. I was waiting for the teeth to come at me as I was swimming &#8230; I punched it in the back.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7623\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/photo-fournie-par-la-ligue-mondiale-de-surf-montrant-le-surfeur-australien-mick-fanning-attaque-par-un-requin-le-19-juillet-2015-a-jeffreys-bay-en-afrique-du-sud_5384469.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/photo-fournie-par-la-ligue-mondiale-de-surf-montrant-le-surfeur-australien-mick-fanning-attaque-par-un-requin-le-19-juillet-2015-a-jeffreys-bay-en-afrique-du-sud_5384469.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/photo-fournie-par-la-ligue-mondiale-de-surf-montrant-le-surfeur-australien-mick-fanning-attaque-par-un-requin-le-19-juillet-2015-a-jeffreys-bay-en-afrique-du-sud_5384469-536x300.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/photo-fournie-par-la-ligue-mondiale-de-surf-montrant-le-surfeur-australien-mick-fanning-attaque-par-un-requin-le-19-juillet-2015-a-jeffreys-bay-en-afrique-du-sud_5384469-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/07\/photo-fournie-par-la-ligue-mondiale-de-surf-montrant-le-surfeur-australien-mick-fanning-attaque-par-un-requin-le-19-juillet-2015-a-jeffreys-bay-en-afrique-du-sud_5384469-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/150719124656-01-fanning-shark-attack-horizontal-gallery.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<p>The World Surf League cancelled the rest of the event, and the WSL Commissioner Kieren Perrow, along with the two event finalists, decided to award the second place in the competition to both finalists.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We are incredibly grateful that no one was seriously injured today. Mick&#8217;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,&#8221; Perrow said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Watch a video of the attack, courtesy of Reuters:<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/KWuA-PDoqFM<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/a-massive-whale-shark-swims-by-a-diver-from-now-on-he-is-worlds-bravest-man\">SEE ASLO:\u00a0A Massive Whale Shark Swims By A Diver. From Now On He Is World\u2019s Bravest Man.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mick Fanning, the three-time world champion surfer added another achievement under his belt. 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